Gavin Newsom Running For Governor

The San Francisco Mayor announced his intentions earlier today. This was widley expected. I like the fact that he's running, but a few things:

1. The mayor will bring some solid credentials to the race, and will add a great deal to the debate.

2. Win or lose, his candidacy might help change minds on the issue of gay marriage. Despite those horrid ads from the Yes on 8 folks last year, Newsom has the ability to go up against anyone on their side and make a firm, solid argument in favor of marriage equality.

3. I am not committing to Newsom's candidacy at this early date. I want to see who else is running, on both the Democratic and Republican sides, as well as the third party candidates.

4. Just because he is the mayor of San Francisco doesn't mean he automatically has my support. When he last ran for re-election, he barely (BARELY) won my vote.

5. What Kos said:

You know what I'll base my vote on? Which candidate has the guts to call for a Constitutional Convention that will completely toss the current mess of a state Constitution and seek to make the state once again governable. The state is broken, and until there is Constitutional reform, nothing much can be done about it.

So yeah, rewriting the Constitution will be key. That and legalizing ferrets.