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California Gov. Gavin Newsom clearly expects the left-leaning national media to cover for his contradictions and for his failures, writes The Post Editorial Board. REUTERS

Gavin Newsom admits he has an eye on a 2028 presidential run, and the sad thing is: The California governor might be the best Democrats can manage.

Unlike ex-Veep Kamala Harris and others (Pete Buttigieg), he can pretend he was unaware of President Joe Biden’s sagging faculties without triggering open laughter.

Unlike Pennsylvania’s Gov. Josh Shapiro, he’s toed the far-left regularly enough to (perhaps) be acceptable to the party’s base, who may find running a white male non-socialist acceptable if it can get them back to power.

Newsom’s also put some effort into seeming quasi-moderate: In California, he’s vetoed