""I'm just trying to impress upon you: I'm like you, I'm no better than you, I'm a 960 SAT guy," Newsom said during a conversation with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickels, referring to a lower-than-average score on the college entrance exam. Republicans seized on these comments, claiming Newsom was disparaging Black people by suggesting they weren't smart, an assertion Newsom and his office forcefully denied."
"The book, released Tuesday, focuses heavily on carefully crafted biography over policy and is designed to introduce Newsom to a national audience who may be unfamiliar with the former San Francisco mayor and lieutenant governor. It's been argued that all publicity is good publicity, but the six-city tour is also testing those limits as Newsom seeks to shake off the image of a liberal elitist out of touch with Main Street."
California Governor Gavin Newsom launched a national book tour for his memoir "Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery," positioning himself as a leading Democratic adversary to President Trump and a capable international player ahead of an expected 2028 presidential bid. The memoir focuses on biography over policy to introduce Newsom to a national audience unfamiliar with the former San Francisco mayor and lieutenant governor. However, the tour has generated significant controversy. Conservatives criticized comments Newsom made about his academic struggles and dyslexia during a conversation with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, claiming they disparaged Black people. LGBTQ+ advocates bristled at his calls for the Democratic Party to be more "culturally normal." The tour tests whether Newsom can overcome perceptions of being a liberal elitist disconnected from mainstream America.
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