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Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:02 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:02
From SFGate:
Some Dem insiders suggest Alioto-Pier might have been convinced by party higher ups to leave the Lite Gov seat open — just in case a certain San Francisco mayor might eventually want to retreat from seeking the top spot.
Brown supporters have been promoting the line that Newsom may have set his ambitions too high in taking on Brown, who has logged four decades in state politics. Newsom insiders, though, counter that this all started when Brown himself showed up to a 75th birthday party for the Mayor’s dad — and reportedly told the elder Newsom that Gavin should be running for Lite Gov instead.
So could party leaders urge Newsom to make peace with Brown and settle for next-best-thing if it looks like he can’t get the brass ring?