Gavin Newsom Keeps Throwing Workers Under the (Self-Driving) Bus
California governor Gavin Newsom, who has been dubbed the "leader of liberal America," has snubbed labor repeatedly in recent weeks — eliminating union jobs by allowing self-driving buses and vetoing a bill to extend unemployment to striking workers.
California governor Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
At the end of next month, California governor Gavin Newsom will face off against Florida governor Ron DeSantis in a ninety-minute debate on Fox News. It’s one of the least subtle signals that Newsom has thrown out lately that he has presidential ambitions.
Florida’s governor is the perfect foil for Newsom, who’s been called the “leader of liberal America.” Newsom has carefully cultivated an image as something like DeSantis’s opposite — as “progressive” as DeSantis is conservative.
But what does that actually mean?
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