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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SACRAMENTO " Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend $19 million promoting California and dispelling "myths driven by misinformation and political rhetoric" in a marketing campaign that would run through the final months of his administration as he weighs a potential run for president. The new contract, which is in the bidding process, comes as Newsom's political future and national standing are closely tied to how voters view California's economy, crime and quality of life " issues that have become central to attacks from President Trump and conservative media outlets.

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Is it legal for a State government to create ads for its Governor to run for President? Of course it is ... Presidential Ads incoming.

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How is this news?

States do this stuff all the time to boost tourism, business, and people moving to the state.

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-03-10 10:09 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Is it legal for a State government to create ads for its Governor to run for President? Of course it is ... Presidential Ads incoming."
Posted by oneironaut

How did you get that from this, "spend $19 million promoting California and dispelling "myths driven by misinformation and political rhetoric"?

And I will say if Newsom can secure a national advertising campaign for $19M then maybe he should be President with type of money saving. The current administration spent 12X that much on a campaign promoting Chirsty Noem's cosplay outfits.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-10 10:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

LMAO!
Our local board spends $100 million a year on this.
That's not for all of Florida, that's just Central Florida.

If there's any news in this its that Newsom's not spending near enough and probably doesn't have to. Florida's doing all they can to overcome a terrible double-whammy image of being doubly fascist and intolerant.

Haha! I gotta thank OneNut for posting this. It made me LAUGH!

#3 | Posted by YAV at 2026-03-10 10:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

As an unintentional comedienne, he's a rousing success!

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-10 10:38 AM | Reply

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#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-10 11:12 AM | Reply

If there's any news in this its that Newsom's not spending near enough

Exactly. How much does a tax payer have to pay for poor performance of its governor.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-10 11:13 AM | Reply

Going to take a lot more than that to polish the turd called California.

#7 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-10 11:21 AM | Reply

"How much does a tax payer have to pay for poor performance of its governor."

Oddly, no tax systems work like that.

Otherwise, Kansans would get larger bills, and Floridians would get massive refunds.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-10 11:50 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Commie Spyboy is sounding a bit desperate these days.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-10 11:54 AM | Reply

He's a ------- imbecile

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-10 07:42 PM | Reply

$19 million to polish a turd.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-10 11:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Florida spent $80 Million to do the same thing.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-10 11:23 PM | Reply

California Derangement Syndrome, brought to you by Republicans jealous of California's economy.

It's been a while since someone posted an "Americans are fleeing from California" thread, I guess this will have to suffice.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-11 03:29 AM | Reply

Florida spent $80 Million to do the same thing.

Florida spends a lot more than that. As I said, central Florida's annual budget for this is $100 million.

#14 | Posted by YAV at 2026-03-11 09:49 AM | Reply

$19 million to polish a turd.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-10 11:17 PM | Reply | Flag:

Like every US state, it's nice as long as you're not poor. Suburbs are cookie cutter.

#15 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-11 12:27 PM | Reply

California, the world's 4th largest economy, has truly unsurpassed natural beauty. Pretty easy to pimp it. Now Kansas, on the other hand...who the ---- would go there?

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-11 02:30 PM | Reply

This has turned out to be another rather resounding fail for 1nut.

#17 | Posted by YAV at 2026-03-12 04:12 PM | Reply

California, the world's 4th largest economy

I wonder for how much longer, considering Hollywood is collapsing and Trump is doing everything in his power to attack the economy of the United States, and especially California.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-12 04:21 PM | Reply

-California will be just fine.

All the advantages California has traditionally had.....they still have.

#19 | Posted by eberly at 2026-03-12 04:30 PM | Reply

sorry.....all of 19 are my words.

#20 | Posted by eberly at 2026-03-12 04:31 PM | Reply

California will be just fine

Maybe.

But Hollywood is dying.

Social media and the ability to work remotely have taken a huge bite out of a once powerful industry.

Younger generations are watching television and movies less.

A lot of shows and movies that were once shot here have moved to other states and more recently out of the country. England, Canada and Australia have all taken a good portion of the work we once had.

As Hollywood slows down, the economy which once fed on it is going extinct.

I would like nothing more for California to remain the 4th largest economy, but it's not a guarantee.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-12 04:42 PM | Reply

A lot of shows and movies that were once shot here have moved to other states and more recently out of the country. England, Canada and Australia have all taken a good portion of the work we once had.

The offshoring of film and TV filming/music scoring to save $'s has been going on for decades. It started with many moving production to Canada, which provides incentives based on a certain percentage of cast or crew being Canadian (they have content laws). That was back in the 90's. Various U.S. state film commissions in the U.S. began offering financial incentives to production companies to move filming there in the aughts.

Offshoring applies to film score recording as well (the background music). Most film scoring happened in L.A. until the early 90's. Production companies discovered they could get an orchestra for 8 hours a day on the cheap in Eastern Europe ... Budapest, Prague, etc. Nowadays, it's almost entirely big budget films or TV shows (and orchestral score recording) that get shot in L.A.

Offshoring to save a buck is common in film and TV production as it is in most other industries these days.

#22 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-12 06:35 PM | Reply

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