California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, campaigned in Michigan on Thursday, urging anxious Democrats to support President Joe Biden despite calls for him to resign following his disastrous debate performance last week.
SOUTH HAVEN, MI – JULY 4: California Governor Gavin Newsom campaigned for President Joe Biden at the Van Buren County Democratic Party’s “BBQ for Biden-Harris” event on July 4, 2024 in South Haven, Michigan. Governor Newsom’s name has been floated as a possible alternative candidate if President Biden decides not to run for re-election following his performance in the recent debate with former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Bill Pagliano/Getty Images)
of The New York Times report:
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday told anxious Michigan Democrats that President Biden was fully committed to his reelection campaign during a meeting at the White House the previous day, and Newsom gently suggested his party members take a deep breath and rally behind the sitting president.
“What I want to convince people is not to be fatalists, not to be seduced by these negative thoughts,” Newsom told more than 300 Democrats gathered in South Haven, Michigan, for the Independence Day holiday.
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A reporter asked Newsom after Thursday’s speech whether he would support Harris for president if Biden were to withdraw. The governor denied the premise of the question.
A group of Democratic governors, including Newsom, gathered at the White House on Wednesday to renew their support for Biden. Newsom traveled to California amid the wildfire emergency to deliver the message.
Michigan is likely to be a key battleground state in the 2024 election.
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