Biden World's Change of Heart: Gavin Newsom Now Beloved.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has become a top surrogate for President Joe Biden, after previously frustrating Democratic leaders by failing to tamp down speculation that he planned to challenge Biden for the 2024 nomination. Newsom has coordinated with Biden’s team on everything from his own PAC to national travel to even his major interviews, all with the idea of ensuring he doesn’t fall out of step with the party’s leader. The Biden world has come to view Newsom as an important ally, a younger official comfortable in the ways of modern verbal combat and unafraid to go on offense against the president’s biggest detractors.