Gavin Newsom is so eager to run for president that he even campaigns to insist he’s not running.
That’s what he did last week, when the California governor went on Fox News to debate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is officially in the race.
Why does a Democratic governor appear on a Republican-leaning cable channel to debate a candidate, if he’s not a candidate himself?
The devil’s in the detail: “Neither of us will be our party’s nominee in 2024,” said Newsom — with an eye peering over the horizon to 2028.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren’t an obstacle to Newsom’s ambitions; they’re a stepping stone.
If they lose their reelection bid next year, as polls increasingly suggest they will, Newsom’s eventual path to the White House will seem clear.
Would Democrats in 2028 choose a failed vice president like Harris as their next…
