San Francisco Mayor Newsom Begins Campaigning For Governor

Wall Street Journal:

LOS ANGELES -- Voters haven't put a Northern California politician in the governor's office in 47 years, which helps explain why San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has already begun campaigning -- 20 months before the election.

Mr. Newsom is little known in Southern California, and many voters here who recognize him do so for controversial issues: his championing of same-sex marriage, an affair with a top aide's wife and his admission of alcohol abuse. His likely Democratic challengers, Attorney General Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, have much wider bases of support.

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Comments

[Tami Patterson]

No way would I vote for this man for govener he is lost in his ways.

If he was to win many many people would move from this state

[Bardmess]

Yes!

[Matthew Siegel]

GO GAVIN

[friscosf]

Rod Blagoyevich would make a better Governor

Save us from Gavin, Blago !!

[friscosf]

A supporter of the corporate interest in SF

Incompetent and arrogant playboy

[bamacab]

LOVE him! Thanks Gavin.