Headline RoundupApril 23rd, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner Announces Campaign for California Governor

Politics, Republican Party, Caitlyn Jenner, California, Gavin Newsom, Transgender Issues, Coronavirus

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Caitlyn Jenner—the longtime Republican, transgender activist, former reality TV star and Olympic gold medalist—officially announced her campaign for governor of California on Friday. Jenner, 71, joins a growing field of Republicans seeking to oust Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will likely face a recall election once California’s legislature verifies the roughly 2.1 million signatures gathered by recall supporters. In a statement, Jenner said that California had been diminished by “one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people.” Jenner also criticized Newsom’s record on the COVID-19 pandemic, including “over-restrictive” lockdowns and school closures. Coverage varied widely across the spectrum in its descriptions of Jenner’s background. Some right-rated outlets, like Fox News, posted several articles about various aspects of Jenner’s campaign announcement.

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Caitlyn Jenner Is Pitching Herself as the Anti-Lockdown Savior California Needs

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Former Olympian, reality TV star, and conservative firebrand Caitlyn Jenner has announced she is running for governor against incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in the impending recall election.

"For the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people," said Jenner in an announcement email sent this morning. "I am a proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom's disastrous time as governor."

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'I'm in': Caitlyn Jenner announces bid for California governor

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Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic athlete-turned-transgender activist and reality TV star, has declared her intention to run for California governor in the looming recall race to unseat incumbent Democrat Gavin Newsom.

In a website launched Friday, Jenner says: "I'm In! California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality. But for the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that...

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Caitlyn Jenner launches bid for California governor

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Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian, reality TV star and transgender activist, said Friday she is running to be governor of California, as a recall of the sitting Democratic governor moves forward.

In a press release posted to Twitter, Jenner, a longtime Republican, said that she’d make a “formal announcement” in the “the coming weeks” and pitched herself as a “compassionate disruptor” who will campaign on “solutions” and “providing a roadmap back to prosperity” for the state.

“California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here because I...

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