The DNC Convention welcomed Californians…all except one

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Interesting take on the DNC and its welcoming of Kamala Harris and her fellow Californians. All, that is, except for Governor Newsom:

Column: The Harris-Newsom competition is over and it’s clear who won. The governor doesn’t seem happy

Couple of intriguing points:

1. The DNC wanted Newsom to kick off the Monday sessions…in other words, they wanted to relegate him to the Opening of Dead Night.
2. They also eliminated the toxic Adam Schiff. Smart move.
3. The article points up Newsom’s sarcastic “30-minute primary” remark, followed by “that’s what I’ve been told to say.”

Kamala Harris surpasses Gavin Newsom and the governor is not happy – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

My take?

1. Newsom feels he’s an extremely accomplished mayor and governor who ably led a difficult city and a difficult state and made some groundbreaking strides in both.
2. He feels KH was an able district attorney, a good fundraiser, not great as California’s AG, and an overly leftist Senator.
3. He think she’s a terrible leader, that her skills are best 1:1, and deep down, he think she’s a DEI hire, which, technically, she was. Biden said “black woman for VP” so Biden leapfrogged Tulsi and others and reached down to pluck #16-ranked Kamala Harris in a move that likely astounded Newsom.
4. He thought “VP, but…who cares? I’ll win the primary. I ran SF, I ran CA, no one can match my record, and I’m Progressive.” But there was no primary. Biden anointed Harris, eliminating any other Democrat from consideration.
5. Newsom, deep down, is as stunned as any capable caucasian male who lost out to a less-capable non-caucasian male.

Get used to it, buddy. It’s the world you and your peers built. DEI trumps competence.

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