Jerry Brown: No
Endorsement Yet in California Primary
by Joel B. Pollak 30 May 2016
California Gov. Jerry Brown has not yet endorsed either of the two
Democratic presidential candidates ahead of the June 7 California primary.
Brown, who ran against Bill Clinton for president in
1992, shares some of the qualities and priorities of each candidate — or, as
Lt. Gov. Gavin
Newsom told
the New York Times, “Jerry Brown is a unique combination of the
leadership qualities of Hillary and Bernie.” But he has declined to make a choice
— and it may well be too late to do so.
Californians began voting in early May, when the first
mail-in ballots were sent out. Though a large number of new voters — some 1.5
million — have registered, roughly two-thirds of California voters in recent
years have preferred to vote early. That means the number turning out on June 7
will be relatively small, and the effect of an endorsement by the governor will
be somewhat limited. Critics would say the governor’s silence is classic
Brown — dignified, above the fray, and yet timid.
The Times notes Brown’s high approval ratings
in the state, largely the result of a modest economic rebound and renewed
health in the state’s finances. He has stood firm on fracking, against
overwhelming opposition from the left. But in six years in Sacramento, the
fourth-term governor failed to make any serious effort at pension reform. Nor
did he tackle the public sector unions — a chronic problem he helped create in
the 1970s. Instead, he has doggedly pursued a failing high-speed rail project.
It is possible that Brown may be holding out hope to be
selected as either candidate’s running mate. At 78 years old, Brown seemed to
think another presidential run was beyond him, though he said he certainly
would have tried had he been ten years younger. But Brown, who is not running
for re-election in 2018 and would not risk support from either camp by
declaring a favorite, may be waiting to see who prevails in his state before
burnishing his vice presidential credentials.
Gavin Newsom
Gavin
Newsom is the lieutenant governor for the California state government, a director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank), William Newsom’s son, and was an invited
to George Soros’s 2013 wedding
reception.
Note: George
Wallerstein is an advisory board member for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank), and a senior
director at the NAACP Legal Defense
& Educational Fund.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Brookings Institution (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, Gavin Newsom & Nancy Pelosi were both invited guests at his 2013 wedding reception,
and a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior director at
the NAACP Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, Valerie B.
Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the American
Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP,
and a 2008 Bilderberg conference
participant (think tank).
Valerie B. Jarrett
is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior
adviser for the Barack Obama
administration, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of
Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Kathleen L. Brown
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, Pat Brown’s daughter, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the California state government treasurer.
Pat
Brown was Kathleen L. Brown
& Jerry Brown’s father, and the California state government governor.
Jerry
Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s
brother, Pat Brown’s son, and the California state government governor.
Ed
Pagano is a partner at Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, was the deputy assistant to the president
for legislative affairs for the Barack
Obama administration, and Patrick J.
Leahy’s chief of staff.
Patrick J. Leahy’s
chief of staff was Ed Pagano, and is
a VT congressional delegation
senator.
Bernard Sanders
is a VT congressional delegation
senator, and the strategist & candidate for the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.
Julian H.
Robertson Jr.’s lobby firm was Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and is the founder & trustee for
the Robertson Foundation (NY).
Robertson
Foundation (NY) was a funder for the Earthjustice.
William A. Newsom
is a trustee at the Earthjustice, Gavin Newsom’s father, and was an associate
justice for the California Court of
Appeal.
William Newsom
Life
and career
Newsom was born in San
Francisco, California, the son of Christine (Brennan) and William A. Newsom
II. A lifelong San Franciscan, Newsom has longstanding political and financial
ties. His father was a close friend of Pat Brown, who rose from San Francisco district attorney to
governor of California.[2]
He remains friends with Pat Brown’s son, California Attorney General, former
Oakland Mayor and current California Governor Jerry Brown. Newsom's
late sister Barbara was once married to Ron Pelosi, brother-in-law of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Nancy
Pelosi is the California
congressional delegation speaker, the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, was the
chairman for the California Democratic
Party, and an invited to George
Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.
Gavin
Newsom was an invited to George
Soros’s 2013 wedding reception, is William
Newsom’s son, a director at the Center
for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank), and the lieutenant
governor for the California state
government.
George
Wallerstein is an advisory board member for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (think tank), and a senior
director at the NAACP Legal Defense
& Educational Fund.
Raben Group was
the lobby firm for the NAACP Legal
Defense & Educational Fund, and Mayors
Against Illegal Guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Robertson
Foundation (NY) was a funder for the Harlem
Children's Zone, Robin Hood
Foundation, and the Earthjustice.
William A. Newsom
is a trustee at the Earthjustice, Gavin Newsom’s father, and was an associate
justice for the California Court of
Appeal.
Melody C. Barnes
was a principal at the Raben Group,
the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.
Barack
Obama is the president of the Barack
Obama administration, Melody C.
Barnes is his golf partner, and was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP. Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and
the president of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
Kathleen L. Brown
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, Pat Brown’s daughter, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the California state government treasurer.
Pat
Brown was Kathleen L. Brown
& Jerry Brown’s father, and the California state government governor.
Jerry
Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s
brother, Pat Brown’s son, and the California state government governor.
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