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Topped off with one of the harshest headlines aimed at Gavin Newsom yet ("The Impending Implosion of CA Gov Hopeful Gavin Newsom"), Newsweek scribe Daniel Stone says that the San Francisco Mayor's current white-hot streak in the relatively nascent gubernatorial race is in danger of cooling off. Fast.
With Clinton's early endorsement -- a move that's more of a stab at Jerry Brown, less so any swooning over Newsom's plan to save California -- Stone wonders what else Newsom do until election time.
A powerful endorsement is something normally saved to be witnessed by the maximum number of cameras and undecided voters. Used wisely, it’s a valuable weapon: if Newsom were locked in dead heat with a primary or even general election opponent, a thumbs up from Clinton could give him a boost. But rolling out the big guns before most candidates have even declared strikes of desperation, rather than strength.
As Stone goes on to point out, if Newsom can siren in much-needed money (likely) or procure smoke and mirrors in the form of an Oprah-like endorsement (unlikely), he could possibly squeak by. But just barely.
Also, in related news, Newsom and Brown tied in SFist's most recent highly unscientific poll.
Also plus, in somewhat related news, Brown attended a fundraiser for Republican DA Mike Ramos, prompting Newsom to create this time-wasting petition asking Jerry Brown "not to raise money for right-wing Republican politicians who will take California in the wrong direction."
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procure smoke and mirrors in the form of an Oprah-like endorsement
Would you believe... Madea with a sackful of Beth Lisick paperbacks?
/Maxwell Smart'd
Hey Newsom took money from plenty of Republicans and does their bidding locally...
Oh come on Greg. You do some pretty unsavory bidding as well, no? Or has PG&E become a favorite son of San Francisco recently? Pot, kettle, black and all that.
I'd probably vote for someone who promised to come to my house and punch me in the face before I'd vote for Newsom.
Thankfully, it's almost a certainty that he would lose the election. He was a very visible part of the unfortunately successful Prop. 8 campaign and I doubt those voters are going to suddenly change their minds. This combined with SF residents who have had to actually suffer through his mayoral terms and I doubt he has any sort of chance. That he's wasting time and taxpayer money on this futile campaign when he should be doing his job is almost reason enough to vote against him.
The Newsom for Governor campaign has officially shit the couch.
+1!
+100 Internets for you
Unfortunately I can't be confident that anybody but us haters and some journalists think Gavin needs legitimizing.
That sound you hear is Attorney-General-in-waiting Kamala Harris, cackling her ass off.
Would you vote for a self-centered dyslexic with ADHD? No? Then Newsom ain't your man.
No Bob Brigham comment. I'm shocked. Nay, worried.
Setting asides any feelings toward Newsom, and looking at it from a journalistic point of view: what kind of crap is that? Newsom scores the endorsement of arguably the 2nd most popular/famous Democrat behind Obama, and Newsweek decides it's a negative sign? Blogs need to kill print journalism faster.
I for one MUCH prefer blogs discussing the Newsom campaign shitting the couch to Newsweek's high-minded snobbery!
this is an excellent point.
"Stone wonders what else Newsom do until election time."