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CalMatters - Gavin Newsom’s reelection campaign looks more like a run for president

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas on Sept. 24, 2022. (Source: Jordan Vonderhaar)
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas on Sept. 24, 2022. (Source: Jordan Vonderhaar)

CPF Director Bob Shrum spoke to Alexei Koseff of CalMatters on Gavin Newsom's reelection campaign for a second term as governor of California and emerging as a national leader for Democrats, positioning himself well if he wants to run for president. "You can’t time any of this perfectly, because you can’t know what the future is going to bring. So when you have an opportunity to assert a degree of national leadership, then you assert it," says Shrum.

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