Gavin Newsom resumes out-of-state roadshow as 2028 White House buzz grows
Gov.Gavin Newsom is once again heading out of state to hit the campaign trail with a planned trip this week to Nevada, extending a whirlwind year of jet-setting that has included overseas trips and a national book tour.The latest swing, which has led critics to suggest the governor is increasingly focused on a likely 2028 presidential bid rather than California, begins in Las Vegas, where he is expected to campaign for Democratic candidates before embarking on a broader summer push across California and the South to help flip congressional seats and gubernatorial races ahead of the November midterm elections.California GOP Chairwoman Corrin Rankin slammed Newsom for yet another out-of-state trip, saying the governor is more focused on trying to “save himself” than Democrats.
The governor, who’s being investigated by the feds along with his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, has been laying low wince announcing the probes last month.“Every mile he puts between himself and California is another attempt to outrun his record, and distract us away from his investigations and the mess Democrats have made from Sacramento to Maine,” Rankin told The Post in a text message.“Californians know the truth, Newsom’s real campaign is not about the midterms, it is and always has been about Gavin Newsom.”State Assembly Republicans also panned the governor’s trip in a social media post Wednesday, writing: “If California is the model Gavin Newsom wants to sell the country, why are so many Californians choosing Nevada instead?”According to Newsom’s political team, the effort is intended to counter President Trump and what they call his push to consolidate power following the U.S.
Supreme Court’s recent decision rolling back parts of the Voting Rights Act. Newsom is expected to join the Nevada Democratic Party’s canvassing kickoff across the Las Vegas area before raising money for Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat seeking to flip the governor’s off...