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Newsom says he won't run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028
In a CNN interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran. "First of all, electorally it's a gift from God for everybody else," he explained. "They'd enjoy the hell out of it. Mutual assured destruction. It serves no greater good. Why would I do this if I wasn't trying to serve some greater good? There would be no upside whatsoever."
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In a CNN interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran. "First of all, electorally it's a gift from God for everybody else," he explained. "They'd enjoy the hell out of it. Mutual assured destruction. It serves no greater good. Why would I do this if I wasn't trying to serve some greater good? There would be no upside whatsoever."
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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, Newsom says he won’t run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028, In a CNN interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran. “First of all, electorally it’s a gift from God for everybody else,” he explained. “They’d enjoy the hell out of it. Mutual assured destruction. It serves no greater good. Why would I do this if I wasn’t trying to serve some greater good? There would be no upside whatsoever.”
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