2010: Focus on CA, FL

Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:31 AM by Carrie Dann
Filed Under: States

CALIFORNIA: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is releasing his State of the City address on YouTube via 10 chapters, 45 mins each in length for a total of 7-and-a-half hours of State of the City info. “It also allows the wonky, long-winded Newsom to leave no detail on the cutting-room floor. The mayor's staff will release the speech in 10 chapters this week, and each one is about 45 minutes long. Health, education and the environment are the subjects on tap for today.

"My critics will say, 'It's 7 1/2 hours -- typical,' Newsom said. The benefit, he said, is that the format allows him to delve deeper into topics. Ending homelessness and panhandling would always make a traditional State of the City address, he said, but improving the food stamp program probably would not. Highlights of today's State of the City segments include Newsom's decision to expand the city's unique universal health care program despite major budget cuts to the Public Health Department."

Newsom is a likely candidate for CA GOV in 2010 and no doubt hopes the attention this gimmick gets will bring some statewide attention.

FLORIDA: The leading Dem for any 2010 race in the state, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, said she’ll make a decision soon on whether she'd run for governor against GOPer Charlie Crist, for Senate against Republican Mel Martinez, or for re-election.

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Comments

I WISH SOMEONE WOULD RUN AGAINST THIS IDIOT MEL MARTINEZ. HE HAS FOLLOWED GEORGE BUSH, STEP BY STEP IN EVERY BAD DECISION.

BROKE IN FLORIDA (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 9:43 AM)

I don't know many people who would be willing to sit and listen to 7 1/2 hours of a city politician talking about his vision for the future. I'd be more willing to listen to a mayor give highlights of each topic, then give me a website to go to for details on those topics.

Dan St. Louis, MO (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 9:47 AM)

Eric, Salinas, CA (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 9:49 AM)

At least Newsom is trying to explain everything that his administration is doing. Granted, he could have scaled it down, but I don't think that many people could get through all of that. I wonder how much of that is talking about future plans and how much is what is being done now.

S.B. Stein E.B. NJ (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 9:59 AM)

Everyone should take a good look at what Newsom brings to the table for the Democrats. Watch a few minutes of his 7.5 hour lecture to get a feel for this idiot. Understand what Newsom is doing for San Fransicko is what Pelosi and company will be trying to do for the country. Seven and a half hours? What a self absorbed, self important, bore. Newsom represents the Democrats well.

TT Wallace, Ca (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 10:03 AM)

Gavin Newsom is a long winded idiot. He is far from being the best mayor SF has ever had. I don't trust him.

eagle1776 (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 10:09 AM)

That's a lot of stuff being thrown out by Newsom for a State of the City report. We need someone to replace the Tinseltown Deadbeat who has wrecked our state's economy and budget. Anybody but another repugnant one to run our state.

Eric, Salinas, CA

Pal, the California economy was in the toliet long before Arnie showed up, and will be in the toliet long after Arnie leaves. You guys just can't stop spending money you don't have.

Spent Thrift (Sent Monday, December 01, 2008 10:31 AM)

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