• dhork@lemmy.world
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    Isn’t it obvious? Harris is running for Governor, because Newsom is running for President.

    Which will be hilarious if Trump Jr. also runs for President, because his (former) long-time fiancee was also Newsom’s ex-wife. Kimberly Guilfoyle will be hitting the interview circuit big-time as the ex-partner of both candidates.

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    californian here. i hope she portrays being more progressive than she did in her presidential campaign. she seems very politically conservative for wanting the governorship here.

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    California deserves someone that represents them for once, not another neoliberal who will always move as far right as they can get away with.

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      California is neoliberal with a thin veneer of progressivism painted on by leftist at a thickness that chips constantly in most places.

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    The winner in the general election will almost certainly be a Democrat, but California has an open, top-two primary. If left-leaning voters can unite behind a second Democratic candidate, and Republican voters split their votes between two or more candidates, it’s plausible that the general election could come down to Harris and a second Democrat to her left.

    Republicans who have already demonized Harris after the 2024 campaign might then vote for the other Democrat, just on the basis of their negative view of Harris—so Harris being in the race could swing the election further to the left.

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    WTF? Aren’t there other people that can become president or governor? In the case of Trump rocks and organic molecules?

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    This comes off very bad for her. Who wants a candidate that isn’t entirely committed or interested in the office they might run for?