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Newsom will have to work hard if he's going to pull off what would be a come-from-behind victory. According to a Field Poll conducted last month, Newsom is running third behind two other Democrats who could enter the race for their party's nomination, state Attorney General Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. And if Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein jumps in the race, she'd lead all three by a wide margin.
Newson is using the new media, making his announcement on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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Aiming to stake his claim to the tech-savvy young voters who helped elect President Obama, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, 41, today took to the new media to formally announce he's running for governor - by directly addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters simultaneously via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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The gubernatorial candidate's announcement video, which premiered on his Web page, GavinNewsom.com, utilizes three languages - English, Spanish and Mandarin - as well as images of solar technology, schools and health care facilities. It argued that Newsom - now in his second term as the city's mayor - has created jobs, helped San Francisco establish a rainy day reserve and budgetary "sound fiscal policy," and has tackled the challenge of providing universal health care to the uninsured.
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The gubernatorial candidate's announcement video, which premiered on his Web page, GavinNewsom.com, utilizes three languages - English, Spanish and Mandarin - as well as images of solar technology, schools and health care facilities. It argued that Newsom - now in his second term as the city's mayor - has created jobs, helped San Francisco establish a rainy day reserve and budgetary "sound fiscal policy," and has tackled the challenge of providing universal health care to the uninsured.
