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Gavin Newsom: “We tend to be months or years ahead of others on a lot of…”

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Published | Video Starts at 1:35:37

I seek them, but again, with a willingness to fall flat on my face. And I try to govern in that space, and so I'll take the hits. We tend to be months or years ahead of others on a lot of issues. and that's risky. And you get a lot of, you know, you get a lot of arrows in your back, but you also pave the way for others to be … (1:35:37–1:35:42)

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