{"id":2664025,"date":"2026-09-18T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:13:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Is Lying. He Will Run For President, Even If Kamala Does"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2664025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s recent assertion that he will not run for president if Kamala Harris decides to do so. However, the author strongly criticizes this claim, arguing that Newsom is likely to run regardless of Harris\u2019s decision. The piece suggests that Newsom is motivated by self-image and media perception, believing himself to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogan-surges-but-is-coming-up-short-in-long-shot-bid-to-flip-maryland-seat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hogan surges but is coming up short in long-shot bid to flip Maryland seat - Washington Examiner\">viable candidate due<\/a> to his looks and leadership of a populous state, despite limited national support. The article also criticizes Harris\u2019s political track record, portraying her as uninterested in governance and heavily engaged in maintaining her fame. It argues that Newsom sees an possibility to challenge her and other potential candidates, with his actions aimed at influencing party support and positioning himself for a presidential run. The author notes that currently, there are few serious Democratic contenders aside from Newsom, and questions how his campaign would fare, ultimately suggesting that Harris&#8217;s influence over his decision may be minimal and that his ambitions are driven by political calculation rather than genuine intent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NRxALAS5Ygw\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC\/Kamala Harris\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/gavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Gavin Newsom Is Lying. 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He Will Run For President, Even If Kamala Does&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/09\/18\/gavin-newsom-is-lying-he-will-run-for-president-even-if-kamala-does\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">                     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); pfTrackEvent(&#039;Gavin Newsom Is Lying. He Will Run For President, Even If Kamala Does&#039;); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\">                     <span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>                     <\/a>                 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was supposedly <em>big news<\/em> that Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom, wearing a very unflattering top for his saggy chest, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/2099596579426775193\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/2099596579426775193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told CNN<\/a> content creator Jake Tapper that he won\u2019t run for president if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run as well. That is, in a single word, bull.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barring some personal crisis involving his family, Newsom is going to run for president, regardless of whether Kamala does. The reasons for that are obvious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1266943129\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One, Newsom, like many Democrats before him, buys into the heady version of himself that the dying national media have tried selling to voters across the country. He\u2019s a good-looking and masculine guy (relative to the rest of his party, which isn\u2019t saying a ton), and he leads the state with the biggest population. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, for our dying media, that is really all it takes to be considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/there-were-jokes-russia-celebrates-friendly-biden-call-with-putin\/\" title=\"&#039;There Were Jokes&#039;: Russia Celebrates Friendly Biden Call with Putin\">viable presidential candidate<\/a>, so long as you\u2019re a Democrat. Just like Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, and, eventually, Jon Ossoff, Newsom believes that his fan girls in the media reflect his popularity nationwide, even though they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two, Newsom might be a sociopathic narcissist with a numeric \u201c666\u201d tattoo underneath his helmet of hair, but he\u2019s not dumb. Nobody wants Kamala Harris to run for president again. Nobody wanted her to run in 2024, but because she forced herself on the party, they had no choice. And so the sprawling Democrat apparatus, with great assistance from the media, hoisted her on its shoulders, squandered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/13\/kamala-harris-campaign-debt-democrats?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/13\/kamala-harris-campaign-debt-democrats?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than $1 billion<\/a> attempting to convince voters she was capable of being president (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/23\/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-brat\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/23\/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-brat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala IS brat<\/a>\u201c!), only for her to lose every single swing state and the so-called \u201cpopular vote.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamala likes being famous but she has no interest in governing. She has no vision and no opinion, which is why in 2024 she was able to take <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/20\/now-we-know-why-kamala-and-the-media-dont-want-to-talk-policy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/20\/now-we-know-why-kamala-and-the-media-dont-want-to-talk-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the exact opposite of every position<\/a> that she previously held on every major issue right up until she became the nominee. Newsom knows all of this about her, and so declaring publicly that he would defer to her is his way of pushing other party leaders to make it clear where they stand on rolling the dice with Kamala as their nominee again. They can do it privately or publicly, but either way Newsom knows they will either advise her not to run or they will tell her she should not assume their support if she does. He wins either way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three, as of now, there\u2019s realistically no one else. There are a lot of Democrats who want to run for president, but none of them outside of Newsom have demonstrated why they should. At least Newsom got creative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/newsom-threatens-redistricting-california-trump-00502701\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/newsom-threatens-redistricting-california-trump-00502701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">effectively zeroed out<\/a> President Trump\u2019s redistricting plan in Texas. No other Democrat leader has singularly matched Trump in a political fight on that same level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess as to how a Newsom presidential campaign would turn out. I suspect not well, given that Newsom is actually a lot like Kamala. But it\u2019s not going to be up to Kamala whether he runs one.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a 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