Shortly after Wednesday's second Republican presidential debate concluded, California Governor Gavin Newsom was holding court in the so-called 'spin room,' bouncing from one network to another to tout Democratic President Joe Biden as the real winner of the evening.
But he has also vetoed a few bills backed by progressives, including one thatdriverless heavy-duty trucks and another that would have required judges to consider parental acceptance of children's gender identities in deciding custody cases.
"We've seen him thread that needle, because it's clear he has an eye to a more national profile, not just California voters," she said.He has previously said he would elevate a Black woman if the post became vacant. But he has also said he would not pick one of the candidates running for the seat in 2024, disappointing supporters of U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, who is vying with several other Democrats.
Republicans often portray California as a bastion of leftist extremism. Critics point to persistent homelessness and a lack of affordable housing in some of the state's biggest cities. Newsom also is a white man in a party whose voters are eager to elevate women and candidates of color, especially after Biden's tenure, said Eric Schickler, a political science professor at the University of California in Berkeley.
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