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Newsom Self-Sabotages Presidential Chances

Newsom Self-Sabotages Presidential Chances
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks with reporters at a VA facility in Brentwood, Calif., on Nov, 10, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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“You can’t win without the conservatives,” said Richard Nixon. “But you can’t win only with the conservatives.” He was referring how Republican Barry Goldwater, Mr. Conservative, lost in a landslide in 1964 to Lyndon Johnson. But Nixon himself won in 1968 and 1972, the latter in a landslide, by moving to the middle of politics.

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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