Two longtime aides in Newsom world are siding with the California governor over Rep. Barbara Lee.
Rep. Barbara Lee blasted Gavin Newsom for ruling her out, saying she was insulted by the idea that a Black woman would lose the opportunity to get a leg up in the 2024 campaign by way of a gubernatorial appointment. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two top California strategists have cut ties with the super PAC supporting Barbara Lee’s U.S. Senate bid after she went scorched earth on Gavin Newsom.
Lee blasted Newsom for ruling her out, saying she was insulted by the idea that a Black woman would lose the opportunity to get a leg up in the 2024 campaign by way of a gubernatorial appointment. Lee first teed off on Newsom late Sunday after he mentioned the interim move on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” She followed those comments with a primetime appearance on CNN Monday where she again put Newsom on the spot.
“Appointing, quite frankly, someone to hold a seat just until an election is conducted with the commitment not to run for the election is really, truly insulting,” Lee said. “An African American woman, if appointed, should be able to make a decision whether she wants to run or not. She should not be constrained by being told that it was only as a caretaker.”
Such direct criticism of Newsom is rare for California Democrats. He’s among the state’s most popular leaders in the party and wields considerable power at the state Capitol in Sacramento.Adam Schiff
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