Newsom is one of the most punchable people to have ever eyed the leap onto the national stage. People have a Pavlovian impulse to make him miserable. Maybe the general public won't, but you want to bet the election on it?
Whitmer and Pritzker have a bunch of baggage that people on this site who are hyping them absolutely loathe. Whitmer in particular is unusually primed to be the next, "I'd support a woman, but not her" candidate, and Pritzker is a friggin' billionaire
Maybe it is our media selectively quoting but was surprised that in the "World leaders express dismay" stories a few anonymous leaders suggested Newsom as an alternative.
How do they even know anything about him? And are they dumb?
