Newsom will “lead with courage,” Harris said during a Newsom campaign stop at the University of Southern California. Before he was lieutenant governor, Newsom was mayor of San Francisco and Harris was district attorney. Still, the endorsement is a plum for Newsom, especially going into next week’s California Democratic Party convention in San Diego. In addition to the endorsement, Newsom heads into the June 5 primary with more campaign funding than his rivals from both parties combined. Villaraigosa’s campaign had no comment about the Harris endorsement on the ex-mayor’s home turf.

Source: National Post February 17, 2018 01:07 UTC