Gavin Newsom Is Not Governing
Leading California is more than a full-time job––and neglecting it to do PR stunts in red states is frivolous and irresponsible.
During Gavin Newsom’s campaign to win another term as governor of California last year, I complained that rather than focusing on how to solve the Golden State’s many significant problems, the Democratic incumbent devoted much of his time and attention to heaping scorn on far-flung Republican counterparts, such as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He went so far as to rent billboards and buy televised political advertisements in other states.
Voters rewarded Newsom: He won just over more votes than his GOP opponent, the state legislator Brian Dahle, who had no hope of victory given his lack of name recognition and an
