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Left: Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a VA Facility in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times); Right: Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in an undated file photo. (Courtesy of Ron DeSantis for Governor) Commentary
We are still a long way away from the 2024 presidential sweepstakes, and right now the only thing that seems fairly certain is that Joe Biden won’t be the Democratic nominee. And, of course, on the GOP side of the ledger, Donald Trump is the wildcard.
But it could well be the battle of the governors of two of America’s largest states: California and Florida .
Right now, it’s a pretty good bet that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running, and many Democratic handicappers put him at or near the top of the field. This is despite his awful handling of the pandemic. My group—the Committee to Unleash Prosperity—ranks Newsom as one of the three worst governors in America on the economy and handling COVID-19. He shut down the Golden State’s businesses, schools, churches, and restaurants with minimal health benefits.
Now Newsom is running TV ads in Florida advertising the virtues of California. His latest ad blitz touts his “job creating” record. But California still has barely recovered all the jobs it lost from the pandemic lockdowns, and the state ranks 24th in job recovery.
Florida ranks eighth in the percentage of jobs recovered. The Sunshine State has an unemployment rate well below that of California.
Sounds to me like the people coming up with these ads learned their math in the California public schools. Maybe Newsom is trying to persuade the businessmen and women who’ve left California for Florida to come back. Over the last decade, California has lost well more than 1 million residents to other states. Over that same time period, […]
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