Monday, March 9, 2026

Newsom’s Rocky Month Shows the Risks of Running on Style Over Substance

 Victor Davis Hanson   

"Add it all up, and he’s got only one campaign slogan. Gavin Newsom will have to run as “I want to do to the United States what I did to California.” We’ll see how that works out."


Victor Davis Hanson, a senior contributor for The Daily Signal, is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and host of "The Victor Davis Hanson Show."

"While California Governor Gavin Newsom has become the voice of the anti-Trump resistance, his fellow Californian, former Vice President Kamala Harris, is still hanging on as the face of the party.

"The Daily Mail and JL Partners February poll showed that Harris still sits in first place when voters were asked to select their favorite possible 2028 Democratic primary candidate.

"Harris received support from 23 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, with 19 percent selecting the California governor." 

Gavin Newsom Is Asked About His Goals - His Response Clearly Shows Why He Should Not Be President     "We've seen people implode when they've run for president. 

"But I don't think we've seen someone who hasn't even officially declared yet implode as badly as California Gov Gavin Newsom has been doing. 

"Let's be frank, he isn't exactly facing tough questions as he tools around on his book tour, trying to increase his national presence. We even saw Katie Couric asking him about how good-looking he was. Nice suck-up "journalism" there, Katie. 

"But that said, he still has trouble answering basic questions." . . .

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