Gavin Newsom is campaigning in South Carolina. He has not declared for 2028, and neither have Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Wes Moore of Maryland, JB Pritzker of Illinois or Andy Beshear of Kentucky.
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear are debating whether to enter the 2028 race before their post-midterm legislative sessions or wait
Reported by Axios as the framing of its 'DeSantis dilemma' story; deliberations are private and rest chiefly on that single outlet's reporting, though the story does not name the governors' advisers.
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South Carolina voters told PBS that California itself is Newsom's problem: "They're not crazy about California"
Explicitly attributed by the story to South Carolina voters speaking to PBS; the quote rests on that single PBS/AP piece.
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California is Newsom's central liability for a 2028 run
Desk's interpretive framing of voter comments; no source in the story states this as a conclusion.