00:00California Governor Gavin Newsom says that he will not run for president in 2028
00:04if former Democratic nominee Kamala Harris decides to run again.
00:08Now, there's no way that Newsom is not running for president,
00:11and there's no way that Kamala Harris can win the nomination again.
00:14She doesn't have the party's support, either its donors or its voters.
00:18However, Newsom is doing something brilliant here.
00:21By showing deference to Harris, he's not only showing deference to the party establishment
00:26and the hierarchy, but he's also showing deference to a black woman.
00:29In fact, the first black female nominee of the party.
00:32In that way, he's showing that he validates the identity politics that is foremost for many Democrats,
00:38even though he himself does not qualify for its advantages.
00:41It's a brilliant and clever piece of politicking by the man who still has the poll position
00:47for the Democratic nomination in 2028.
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