Gavin Newsom’s likely presidential bid is built on broken promises | Gil Durán

2026-02-10 - 13:05

The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership Gavin Newsom has stumbled upon the perfect slogan for his likely upcoming presidential campaign: “Strong and Wrong.” In a recent interview, California’s governor said Americans prefer crude politicians like Donald Trump over leaders who cling to niceties and norms. “Given the choice ... the American people always support strong and wrong versus weak and right,” he said. Gil Durán is a California journalist and author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy. He was an adviser to several Democratic politicians Continue reading...