I don't think he understands how much California and Californians are despised in other states. He can't win the Presidency with CA and NY voting for him.
Big tech wanted Sanders not Biden, but Clyburn gave Joe the big push. Big tech wants a Progressive, so if Newsom is in the race - and we'll know in about 4 months - he’ll have big tech in his corner, providing as much cover as possible. He's a Progressive's wet dream.
I have bottomless contempt for Newsom’s policies.
A 30-month-old C-19 state of emergency, $30B in EDD fraud, some the worst business and school shutdowns in the nation, highest gas prices in the country, more and more jurisdictions not allowing new homes or business to connect to the gas main, and no new gas-powered car sales starting in 2035. He actually wanted C-19 jab racial equity before a city could reopen.
There are current stories about $45B in EDD fraud nationally, but CA stays of the radar - how about that?
Newsom has two insidious bills on his desk right now: one to punish doctors for C-19 “misinformation and disinformation" (how do you prove that?), and one to allow CA to take custody of out-of-state minors seeking gender-affirming “care.”