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Defend America on Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:43:06 AM
Gavin Newsom Running for Lieutenant Governor in California
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, best known for his bold push for
gay marriage in his city, is now running for the No. 2 spot in
California politics.
Newsom announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor this morning on CBS 5 in San Francisco (Watch the announcement at left).
"If
you told me two months ago we'd be sitting down having this
conversation, I would say, 'no way,'" he said in the interview with CBS
5 political reporter Phil Matier. "But enough people came to me and
made a case for this office."
Newsom dropped out
of the gubernatorial race in October after failing to gain traction
statewide. He had been trailing California Attorney General Jerry Brown
(who is also a former governor) in fundraising, even though Brown had
not at that time formally entered the race (he did formally enter the race earlier last week).
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