Gavin Newsom in 2024 White House Race? Presidential-Run Chatter Grows After He Attacks Texas' Greg Abbott
After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, California Governor Gavin Newsom is now taking aim at Texas Governor Greg Abbott for his stance on abortion.
Newsom is reportedly launching a direct strike against Abbott for his recent abortion laws following his paid ad that aired in Florida during the July 4 weekend, and it urged Americans to move from Florida to California.
Newsom is making daring initiatives with his newly introduced gun laws in California. While some of his recent actions were reduced to only "knee-jerk reactions," speculations about his bid for the White House in 2024 are growing, analysts claims.
Gavin Newsom Inks California Gun Laws
Gavin Newsom recently approved stricter gun regulations in California. With eight new and more detailed gun safety bills, the governor has been swift in curbing gun control, ownership, selling, marketing, and prohibitions in California.
Newsom on Friday inked one of its landmark legislation - the California Senate Bill 1327. The newly signed bill allows private citizens to pursue civil action against gun manufacturers, distributors, transporters, or importers of assault weapons and ghost guns, which are particularly banned in the state.
According to CNN, the new law is modeled after the controversial law in Texas that allowed residents to sue abortion providers for allowing abortion after six weeks of pregnancy in the state. The signed law came weeks after Newsom's highly publicized attack against Ron DeSantis on television.
Gavin Newsom's Ad Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Fourth of July was not spared on Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis' infamous national quarrel on key issues. The California governor surprised everyone after airing an ad on national television, urging Floridians to move to his state after declaring that "freedom is under attack" in Florida.
The 30-second Newsom ad in Florida was a campaign video for his upcoming gubernatorial race in California, but it was only aired in DeSantis' home state.
Newsweek reported that Newsom's real motivation behind the ad was DeSantis' threat of fining Special Olympics $27.5 million if it did not stop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate before the 2022 USA games in Orlando in June.
Gavin Newsom vs. Greg Abbott on Abortion
After buying airtime in Florida to knock Ron DeSantis, Gavin Newsom is now onto his next opponent, Greg Abbott. NBC News reported that Newsom is running full-page newspaper ads Friday, launching a direct attack on the Texas governor.
"If Texas can ban abortion and endanger lives, California can ban deadly weapons of war and save lives. If Governor Abbott truly wants to protect the right to life, we urge him to follow California's lead," the ad reads that will run in Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, and El Paso Times.
His two consecutive tirades on the two Republican governors are perceived to be the governor's way of slowly creeping into a bigger arena - the upcoming presidential elections in 2024.
Gavin Newsom in 2024 White House Race?
Despite his repeated declarations on how he would not be running for the Oval Office in the upcoming elections, the California governor is presenting himself as an alternative to President Joe Biden.
"He's building a profile as an alternative on the left to this aggressive policymaking we've seen by Republicans in recent years," California State University Political Science Professor Kim Nalder told New York Times.
With Biden's "souring" democratic alliance, it could be apparent that Gavin Newsom might present himself as a standard bearer for the Democratic Party in 2024.
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Written by: Ivan Korrs
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