Huge mistake.
Gavin Newsom's only legitimate qualification is having a presidential shaped head.
Half his own state despises him, his record sucks, and he botched Covid in a Cuomo-esque fashion, and he had 10x the better real estate to handle it.
He also flat out lied when he got caught going to dinner during his lockdowns. Once the lie was exposed, all he said was he made "bad judgement".
He is the typical lefty elitist - if you can find the old interview with Adam Carolla, Carolla destroys him.