Ezra Klein: “If you look at the polymarket betting odds on who will be…”

“Liberal white guy from a state the country considers badly governed just didn't seem like the profile that either the Democratic Party or the country was looking for. Well, things change. If you look at the polymarket betting odds on who will be the 2020 Democratic nominee, [Gavin] Newsom is far ahead of anyone else. Jonathan Martin, POLITICO's senior political columnist, he wrote a piece entitled Admit It. Gavin Newsom is the 2028 frontrunner. Look, I know it's all very early to be talking about 2028, and in this episode I try not to.” (00:27–00:34)

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