Exclusive 'interview': Gavin Newsom on his presidential aspirations
Guv: 'California has moved beyond the binary relics of conventional logic'
By
Larry Elder
March 26, 2026
Gavin Newsom is weighing a presidential run at a moment when "affordability" dominates voter concerns across the country. I'm conducting this interview from his preferred corner table at The French Laundry where, during COVID, he dined maskless with lobbyists while millions of Californians lived under his pandemic lockdown rules and policies.
Elder: Governor, you're running on affordability. Yet rankings place California among the least affordable states. How do you sell when the state is the poster boy for sky-high costs?
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Newsom: First, I prefer the term poster-person. Second, this is just right-wing MAGA Trumpian spin. Affordability isn't some pedestrian metric generated by spreadsheets and right-wing calculators. It's a lifestyle elevation. Californians don't complain about prices; they embrace them as badges of civic virtue. A $500 prix fixe isn't indulgence. It's ethical consumption. We curate excellence while flyover states settle for adequacy.
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Elder: The median home price in California is $850,000, roughly double the national average. Families are relocating to Texas and Tennessee to buy a home.
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