Newsom/Whitmer is a made for TV winning ticket. They possess the "it factor," by Hal Brown, MSW

 

Okay, it's an old TV but new flat screen televisions are just boring rectangles. You get the idea from this photo and the one below about what I'm going to write.

Whitmer may not have the Hollywood panache of Julia Louis-Dryfus who is known post-Seinfeld for playing a vice president in Veep, but she still has the "it factor" for a someone who hasn't received more Emmys than any other actress.

This isn't going to be a deep political analysis.  In fact, I don't know much about Gavin Newsom beside his being the governor of California, and aside from her harrowing story about the plot to kidnap her, I don't know much about Michigan governor Grethen Whitmer. 

Nothing here is particularly eye popping. 

Kamala Harris is the logical choice to run if Biden steps down but she just doesn't have the it factor. To the contrary, she has the "not it" factor. I think she'd made a fne president, but too many people don't like her.

Saying someone has the "it factor" is another way of saying they have star quality. In a way that is nauseating to half the country Donald Trump had his own star quality.  

Here's a dictionary definition if the "it factor:" (source):

The idiom "the it-factor" refers to a quality or characteristic that makes someone or something attractive, appealing, or successful. It is often used to describe celebrities, performers, or leaders with a unique charm or charisma that sets them apart.

In short:

• It refers to the special quality or characteristic that makes someone or something stand out.
• It is primarily used to describe people but it can also be used to describe products, ideas, or trends that are popular or influential.

Kamala Harris is far more well known nationally than Newsom and Whitmer. If Harris ends up running this makes her easier prey for the Republicans than Newsom and Whitmer. Without missing a beat they can throw every criticism they were going to use against Biden at Harris. 

You could say that Newsom and Whitmer aren't well known enough to capture swing voters, but this is the age of someone achieving near instant fame by becoming something called "an influencer", witness Amber Rose (who I never heard of before she spoke at the RNC).

I looked at some of her YouTubes and she has no talent (judge for yourself here) and apparently she became an influencer because she once dated Kanye West (aka Yeezy).

From the ridiculous Trump and JD Vance for the Republicans we go to the sublime for the Democrats, Newsom and Whitmer. In addition to possessing the "it factor" they have substance. They've got Constitution Avenue street cred.

They can say basically the same words as Kamala Harris about any subject and look like they were picked by Alan Sorkin to star in a reboot of The West Wing.

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