Seemingly every major player in the Democratic Party has endorsed Rep. Karen Bass to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. Except for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
For Caruso, “a non-endorsement is a win, honestly,” said Michael Trujillo, a Democratic consultant who has run LA mayoral campaigns, of the governor’s decision.
Those factors make Newsom’s silence all the more mysterious, said Bill Burton, a Democratic consultant who advised Obama’s first presidential campaign and is supporting Bass. The governor’s decision to sit this election out could also expose him to criticism from within the core constituencies of the Democratic Party, said one California Democratic consultant, who has known Newsom for many years.
“Him staying out when every other Democrat in the city, state, and country is with [Bass] is a huge victory for Caruso,” the consultant said.Black political groups have already knocked Newsom for not endorsing Bass. A group of organizations late last monthThose critiques could come back to haunt him in a presidential primary.
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