BCAD affiliate Sean Gailmard was featured in POLITICO

Sean Gailmard was quoted in POLITICO:

Sean Gailmard, a political science professor at the University of California, Berkeley and close observer of the recall, noted a shift in Newsom’s messaging since May when he was riding rollercoasters, giving away checks to the vaccinated like a game-show host and celebrating California’s comeback following a whirlwind winter of curfews and stay-at-home orders.

The mood now is more solemn and, luckily for Newsom, the focus is not on a California-specific problem.

“A messaging strategy that would make sense is to emphasize the major problem of the day as long as no one can say that you caused it, and that’s the reality we’re in with Delta. Anyone can see it’s raging across the country, and is worse in many places,” Gailmard said. “He’s not talking about fires or housing development or reminding people that sometimes conditions here are difficult. The only message is: I’m the only choice facing the voters that has any capability to do a reasonably good job.”

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