Gavin Newsom has just announced that he is dropping out of the race for Governor. According to the Sacramento Bee, Newsom said "’young family and responsibilities at city hall’ made it ‘impossible’ to commit time needed to complete effort the way it should be done.’" Newsom had trouble with fundraising and wasn’t making much headway in the polls so it looks like he decided to get out before wasting too much donor money. This is certainly big news and clears the way for Jerry Brown as the Democrat nominee. Read Newsom’s full statement here.
