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Defend America on Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:25:20 AM
Gavin Newsom drops out of California governor's race
The
San Francisco mayor makes the decision amid lackluster poll numbers and
meager fund-raising receipts. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, expected to run,
is left with little Democratic primary opposition.
By Mark Z. Barabak and Evan Halper
October 31, 2009
Reporting from San Francisco and Sacramento -
San
Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom 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.
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 had circulated among political insiders that Newsom
would leave the race absent a dramatic turnabout in his fortunes. The
arrival of his first child, a daughter born seven weeks ago, increased
that speculation.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newsom-out31-2009oct31,0,7017003.story