San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is considering a 2010 run for governor - a campaign that would embrace many of the same divisive causes he has championed as mayor, including same-sex marriage, universal health care and protections for illegal immigrants, The Chronicle has learned.
Newsom has long been rumored to be a potential contender in what is likely to be a crowded field of Democrats looking to succeed Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a list that includes Attorney General and former Gov. Jerry Brown, former state Controller Steve Westly and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
D to the Uh, kids.
It's cool though, I actually kinda like Gavin Newsom - especially compared to the other potential candidates. Especially compared to Antonio from down South. But anyway, Governor Jerry Brown again? Really? And Steve Westly - let it go my friend. It didn't work last time and you certainly won't seem any more interesting compared to this field. If you couldn't seem more interesting than Phil Angelides then no one can make it happen next to the Gavster.I think that guy sucks.
And though I still ache for the 2004 loss, I don't blame Gavin for deciding he had to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses that particular year. There never would've been a good time.
But some of the other issues on which he's gone pretty left aren't going to win him fans in large parts of the state. He is - or was - pretty conservative compared to the prevailing SF winds, but take him into the bigger pool and he does seem to be off the deep end, no?
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