South Carolina Democrat Says Newsom Must Explain 'many Failures In California' Before Presidential Run

A salient South Carolina Democrat said Thursday that Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to explicate his "many failures successful California" earlier moving for president.

Per nan Los Angeles Times, South Carolina lawyer and erstwhile authorities legislator Richard Harpootlian predicted that "Newsom would find it difficult to find a foothold successful galore places successful South Carolina."

The erstwhile president of nan authorities Democratic Party said that he struggles to spot Newsom appealing to blue-collar workers.

"He’s a very, very handsome man," Harpootlian said. "But nan statement is searching for a left-of-moderate campaigner who tin articulate blue-collar hopes and desires. I’m not judge that’s him."

A South Carolina Democrat said that Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to explicate his "many failures successful California" earlier moving for president aft he toured nan authorities to thief his statement triumph legislature seats successful nan upcoming midterms. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Harpootlian's comments came aft Newsom teamed up with nan South Carolina Democratic Party for 2 days of meetings pinch voters successful nan state.

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The California politician reportedly went to churches, cafés, java shops and organization centers. During nan two-day circuit done South Carolina, Newsom made an effort to link pinch voters, nan section statement and elected officials to run for nan Democratic Party up of nan midterm elections successful 2026. 

The travel to nan early superior authorities by nan term-limited politician is judge to spark plentifulness of 2028 speculation, since Newsom is considered a imaginable contender for nan adjacent Democratic presidential nomination.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to reside homelessness and different issues successful his authorities earlier moving for president, nan erstwhile South Carolina Democratic Party president said. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Times reported further that Harpootlian referred to Newsom arsenic "just different rich | guy," reacting to nan speculation that Newsom could tally for president. He added that Newsom "became able because of his connections pinch heirs to nan Getty lipid fortune."

"Harpootlian said he did not deliberation Newsom was attuned to winning backmost blue-collar voters," nan Times reported.

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"If he had a way grounds of solving immense problems for illustration homelessness, aliases nan societal information net, he’d beryllium a much palatable candidate," Harpootlian said. "I conscionable deliberation he’s going to person a reliable clip explaining why there’s truthful galore failures successful California."

President Donald Trump’s decisive triumph prompted Democrats and media pundits to bespeak connected nan 2024 predetermination results. Some members of nan Democratic Party person pointed to nan party’s neglect of working-class voters and overlooked cardinal economical issues arsenic they focused connected flinging attacks connected Trump. (AP/Alex Brandon)

After President Donald Trump’s decisive victory, Democrats and media pundits began an autopsy of nan 2024 predetermination results. Some members of nan Democratic Party person pointed to nan party’s neglect of working-class voters and overlooked cardinal economical issues arsenic they focused connected flinging attacks connected Trump.

The South Carolina Democratic Party, which announced Newsom's travel past week, said it's portion of their effort to bring nationalist Democrats to parts of nan Palmetto State that they opportunity person agelong been overlooked and "left behind" by Republican officials.

Newsom's agency did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

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Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.