Here's the thing about politics: You can be a great leader, someone who could do great things, has great ideas, and deserves to win -- but you won't win the White House unless you have The Elvis. It's that charismatic magic, that connection with people Molly Ivins first coined back in the early days of Bill Clinton, and then applied to Barack Obama. Via the Texas Tribune:

HOUSTON — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victory lap over passage of Proposition 50 reached Texas on Saturday, days after his state greenlit his plan to blunt Gov. Greg Abbott’s redistricting effort to get more Texas Republicans in Congress.

Before Newsom could start speaking during his brief stop at a rally in Houston, the crowd of around 800 Democrats took the chance to yell out “thank you,” and he returned the senti

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