Newsom Quits Governor’s Race
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 31st, 2009 4:38 am by HL
Newsom Quits Governor’s Race
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) “abruptly abandoned his run for California governor Friday, folding in the face of weak poll numbers and a skimpy bank account and leaving state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown as the only major candidate bidding for the Democratic nomination,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
“Newsom’s announcement in a statement issued just after 3 p.m. was surprising mainly for its timing, a full seven months before the primary. For weeks, rumors circulated among political insiders that Newsom would exit the race absent a dramatic turnabout in his fortunes. The arrival of his first child, a daughter born seven weeks ago, increased that speculation.”
