Just not sure why a 22 point underperformance by the dems is something that should upset be as a Republican?
Newsome won by 24 points in 2018, so IMO only a 16 point underperformance.
How did Newsom perform so badly in 2018? (relative to presidential numbers, which are in the D+30 range)
2018 was a blue wave year generally, wasn't it?
The same reason he's not too popular as governor: he often comes across as a smarmy, entitled San Francisco elite. He underperformed more so in SoCal in 2018, just as he likely will next week.
He's just not too skilled of a politician, someone who's very lucky he lives in a D+30 state.
