Gavin Newsom was President Biden’s most visible champion, but isn’t cheerleading as much for Kamala Harris so far.
Email addressGov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in the spin room after a presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. Photo by John Bazemore, AP PhotoCalifornia’s governor stood by President Biden to the bitter end, but is taking a less visible role in the Harris campaign so far. His speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention could signal how prominent he will be until Election Day.
“It will speak volumes,” said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University. “It gives us a window into the Harris campaign’s thinking about his slot and his place.” The Harris campaign declined to discuss the surrogate relationship with Newsom, but spokesperson Kevin Munoz wrote in an email that he “would strongly push back” against the idea that the governor had been given less to do because of his ties to California.Newsom was everywhere in late June and early July, as Biden fought to keep his reelection campaign afloat following a disastrous debate performance that stirred fellow Democrats to try to push him aside.
Vice President Kamala Harris waves with Gov. Gavin Newsom during a campaign event at the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Carolyn Kaster, AP Photo, when she selected Walz as her vice presidential nominee. Newsom called it a “brilliant choice” in a fundraising email that same day, asking supporters to split a donation between the Harris campaign and his own Campaign for Democracy PAC.
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