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Newsom's out. Here is the official press release.
It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California. With a young family and responsibilities at city hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to — and should be — done.This is not an easy decision. But it is one made with the best intentions for my wife, my daughter, the residents of the city and county of San Francisco, and California Democrats.
When I embarked on this campaign in April, my goal was to engage thousands and thousands of Californians dedicated to reforming our broken system and bringing change to Sacramento.
I would like to thank those supporters, volunteers, and donors who have worked so hard on my behalf. I have been humbled by their support and am indebted to their efforts. They represent the spirit of change and determination essential to putting California back on the right track.
I will continue to fight for change and the causes and issues for which I care deeply — universal health care, a cleaner environment, and a green economy for our families, better education for our children, and, of course, equal rights under the law for all citizens.
Looks like Mayor Sam was right.
Also, we think the fact that Jerry Brown was annihilating him in the polls and in fundraising had something with his decision to withdraw from the race, in addition to the new little blessing in his life.
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Anybody want to bet that Rielle Hunter has something to do with this?
Think he'll visit the city more then once a week for photo-ops?
No, now he'll never show up. What reason, besides being mayor and all which never seemed to matter too much to him, does he have now?
indeed, what little he did offer the city was only to prop up his ambitions.
Obviously the person I'm worried about most is Beth Spotswood.
oh god he's returning to town to kick the City in the face for not loving him enough
Wow. Well, things were more dire than I'd even thought.
Who is this Gavin Newsom? Is he someone important?
Love the timing of the announcement: 3pm on Friday of Halloween weekend, when there's an oil spill AND the bridge is closed. Clearly he wanted to get as little press as possible.
He just wanted to outlast Trauma.
But yeah, what a clusterfuck of a day.
I know, I really loved Trauma. So bad it was good, nay, great.
Totally. I'm highly entertained by the Chron's confusion over how to put two things at once in big red letters as important breaking news.
They put Newsom's thing in a red box in big text, and then below it, without red, HUGE text for the oil spill, complete with picture.
Well the oil slick and gavin are connected amirite?
Maybe he realized that it's actually a pretty rotten job.
responsibilities at city hall
Really? At least he'll stop sending me all those dumb emails now.
¡TODOS SOMOS ALEX TOURK!
FTW.
oh, good form, sir.
very well done.
Ok, anybody know he who f-cked this time?
I mean other than the citizens of San Francisco, I'm numb to that.
A quote from last week: "Yesterday, Gavin Newsom denied rumors that he plans on abandoning the California Governor's race. “You [reporters] have to put to rest the absurdity,” Newsom said at an unrelated event this afternoon, reports the Examiner. “It’s Jerry Brown who is putting those rumors out, and you guys shouldn’t be taking the bait on that.” "
Wait, what? Gavin Newsom says whatever he feels like, or feels will sound best?
Anybody think Steve Westley will hop into the race?
Maybe he can finally do something useful and pose with Levi Johnson in Playgirl - you know, for the gay boys and pervy girls who, uh, appreciate limp dick. *?*
That whole running a city thing and being accountable is so difficult!
I hope I was a contributing factor to his realization that he is ineffective as leader, useless as a politician and morally bankrupt as a human being.
He should leave the keys on the desk, head out the back door and hop on a one way flight to LA where they truly appreciate his caste and celebrity status.
Now if I can only convince the rest of my fellow San Franciscans NOT to elect another useless twit just because he looks all pretty in a suit. Give me a fat, angry, ugly, conservative Republican, lesbian to shake things up a bit.
Is Meg Whitman still looking for a political job? I'd vote for her over anyone on the Board.
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Now he is henpecked and nobody likes him?
Oh look, it's Mayor Glenn Quagmire! Giggity!
+ 1000 Internets
+ 1 Giggity
"My fellow Americans, I have not been entirely truthful with you. I did gagoogidy that girl. I gashmoygadied her gaflavity with my googus. And I am sorry."
Wonder if the Gavster was hiking the Appalachian Trail and wants to get in front of the Enquirer...