Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message for generous supporters of the Yes on Prop. 50 campaign: keep your money.

In a video posted on X, Newsom announced that his campaign has reached its fundraising goals, having raised $38 million from 1.2 million donors across all 50 states.

“We have raised enough money to win this campaign,” Newsom said in the video. “It doesn't mean we have won the campaign, quite the contrary, but we have reached our goals.”

Most political strategists told the New York Times that Newsom’s announcement was unorthodox but would likely deepen trust with his supporters.

However, Matt Gorman, a Republican strategist who has worked on past presidential races, told the publication that Newsom’s decision “to cease small-dollar fund-raising was actually 'braggadocious' in its ow

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