Reply #4: I think he got the GOP endorsement [View All]

[Doomsayer13]

but in San Fransisco that's not saying much, becuase the GOP makes up about 10% of voters and they usually endorse the most conservative candidate in the race, which may well be a Liberal. Newsom is as liberal as any mainstreme California liberal. Him and Gonzalez agreed on a lot of issues, but as is the talent of the Greens, they were able to exacerbate a few differences and make Newsom seem like a fascist Republican stooge while Newsom's camp tried to paint Gonzalez as an anti-business socialist. It was rather nasty, if you ask me.

But Newsom's principled stand on the issue of gay marriage gives hope to us everywhere. I'm very happy he was elected mayor now.