Yes, of course, Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for re-election. But after he trounced his nearest competitor by nearly 40 points in Tuesday’s California primary, could he have something loftier on his mind? Like running for president?
“He would be a very serious candidate if he ran,” said Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
Less than 45 minutes after polls closed Tuesday, the governor’s post-primary tweets focused on Republicans across the country “attacking our fundamental rights as Americans” — not state Sen. Brian Dahle, the Lassen County farmer he will face in the general election.
