Joe Biden's re-election campaign is deploying California Gov. Gavin Newsom to the second Republican presidential debate next week in Simi Valley, Calif., Biden campaign advisers tell Axios. Why it matters: It's the latest example of Biden's increasingly warm relationship with Newsom after earlier tensions between the two — and comes as the California governor continues to build his national profile. Driving the news: GOP
frontrunner Donald Trump isn't likely to attend the GOP debate
Wednesday, but Biden's team also is deploying top officials — including
campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez — to contrast the president's
agenda with what they call "MAGA Republicans' extreme and out of touch views." - The
debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will be hosted by Fox
Business and Univision, so the Democratic National Committee is focusing
its messaging on economics and Latino voters.
- Chávez Rodríguez
and DNC chair Jaime Harrison will host Latino organizing events
including one focused on Latino men, Biden campaign advisers told Axios.
- The
DNC also is hiring a plane to fly over Southern California reading
"2024 GOP: A Race for the Extreme MAGA Base," according to a Biden
adviser.
- Biden re-elect spokesperson Kevin Munoz told Axios:
"The campaign response builds off the strong and effective plan from the
first debate with a clear north star: Push back on Republicans' lies
and highlight their extremism at every turn."
Between the lines: Newsom, whose appearance at the upcoming debate was first reported by The Messenger,
has become an enthusiastic booster of Biden's re-election bid, even as
the governor has been building a national network of supporters and
donors. - Newsom told The New York Times this month
that it was time for Democrats to rally around Biden: "The train has
left the station…We're all in. Stop talking. He's not going anywhere.
It's time for all of us to get on the train and buck up."
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