NEWSOM FOR V.P. JOHN PODESTA THOUGHT SO!
From WikiLeaks: March 16, 2016
John — a serious proposal for a V.P. — please just confirm I have your email address right
From: paulh@harstadresearch.com
To: john.podesta@gmail.com, jpodesta@hillaryclinton.com
Date: 2016-03-16 19:40
Subject: John — a serious proposal for a V.P. — please just confirm I have your email address right John, I will also send this recommendation to Mandy Grunwald unless advised that it is unnecessary.
Frankly, I don’t think you have a particularly broad bench for V.P., but perhaps I’m wrong. While I heard some on MSNBC recommend Sherrod Brown, I don’t see how we can possibly afford to lose a needed senator, especially when Gov Kasich would appoint a Republican.
I’m sure you well remember Clinton naming Lloyd Bentsen as Treasury Secretary and our losing that Senate seat ever since. In view of a limited field, my serious recommendation for vetting is Gavin Newsom and here’s why — based in part on engaging with him and hearing him speak twice at DA events. My observations are in no particular order of importance: Gavin Newsom is extremely articulate and intelligent. He is exceptionally well-spoken and has a forceful voice, volume and firm delivery — so much so he conveys strength and command. His persona and authority are such that it would not be a stretch to see him as a potential commander-in-chief.
He is tall, very good looking, looks clean cut, and has a young attractive family. He went to public schools, his family struggled financially, he apparently had to work jobs in high school, and he is apparently a practicing Catholic.
At a fairly young 49, he offsets in part concerns about HRC being age 69. I think he is a good balance for the ticket. Although he supports legal marijuana, he has a firm way of talking about tougher standards for it and not wanting his kids exposed to it. His dad was a prosecutor.
He was obviously mayor of San Francisco, but not a left-wing liberal, and for 6 years now Lt Gov of California. Among other issues, he has been out front on gay marriage. His stature and charisma give him potential to be a good fundraiser, as well as a pretty good media presence and persona to take on Donald Trump. He is somewhat outside of the box, and obviously not part of Congress or Washington or the Obama administration.
Importantly, I think he is young enough, attractive enough and progressive enough to attract Millennials and Bernie Sanders supporters. I’m not pretending that he has no downsides, but I certainly think he merits serious consideration and vetting.
Here’s a Wikipedia entry on Gavin Newsom: https://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia+bio+gavin+newsom&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Paul Harstad HARSTAD STRATEGIC RESEARCH, INC 2820 N. Lakeridge Trail <x-apple-data-detectors://3> Boulder, CO 80302 <x-apple-data-detectors://3> Tel: 303-545-0200 <tel:303-545-0200> Cell: 303-249-1196 <tel:303-249-1196> Fax: 866-849-8018 <tel:866-849-8018>
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