The Marryin' kind?

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom doesn't let getting jilted by 53% of Californians get him down. Left at the altar by Prop 8, he's raising the dowry for a run for governor, with no concerted competition for the state's hand yet apparent.

Gavin Newsom raking in cash

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"Should have asked some SF residents what he's really like. Judging from the commenters on SFGate Gavin is not the most popular guy in town."

— WillfromSF

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That has always been an odd feature, that the preponderance of SFGate commenter-hate never seems to manifest electorally, increasing Newsom's win from 53% in his first mayoral election to 72% in his reelection.

Who was not surprised how competition ran, hiding, even after various peccadilloes could have made Newsom vulnerable? It's as if he becomes more popular as his antagonists become more mouthy, but it's probably the other way around.

Is he governor material?

Has CaLEEFORNia had a governor who was... lately?

If only 28% of SFer's hate Newsom, we can assume some of them are angry Green Party hippies, still pulling for 2003 mayoral runner-up Matt Gonzalez, or the Rapture-ready zealots upset about same-sex marriage.

That leaves maybe 10% who dislike the man personally, and they're just never been enough to swing the race.


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With Sanford OUT! Romney Runs?

A problem like Maria? Not for Mitt!

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"Besides: Romney is a high profile supporter of 2010 gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman; she talks him up regularly in her campaign events, reminding supporters she worked for him at Bain Capital. Sets him up in a big delegate-rich state like CA pretty well, especially if she comes out a winner, some say.

"'Everybody naturally looks back to people who ran before,' says one Whitman backer. 'He always knows he can do bigger and better. He can run a company or a run the country."

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Bush ran a company and a country... right into the ground.

When will the Rapture-ready GOP see the difference between a CEO and the executive branch of the US government?

One of them works for a BOARD of directors that has essentially appointed her or him to do their bidding for an extraordinary amount of money in no way commensurate with results.

The other works for a cabal of cronies who have essentially appointed her or him to do their bidding for an extraordinary amount of money not commensurate with results.

You don't want anyone coming into office with that much commensurate experience.

Besides, is work experience in the financial industry REALLY what we're looking for in a leader these days?

Don't we already have too many of them running the show as it is?

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