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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 09:35 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 22 April 2009 09:35
From the LA Times:
The San Francisco mayor’s entrance into the race came as the only other official Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, prepared to switch to a race for Congress. According to sources close to him, Garamendi is expected to announce shortly that he will seek the seat to be vacated by Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Alamo) after she takes a State Department post later this year. His race for governor has been crippled by fundraising difficulties.
Newsom is seeking the governorship by overtly adopting the generational and technology-savvy approach that marked Barack Obama’s successful presidential campaign. The 41-year-old mayor was none too subtle in an announcement video that appeared on his website.