Caitlyn Jenner moves closer to California recall run

[DonViejo]

The reality-TV star and transgender activist has brought aboard a team of seasoned GOP strategists for a possible campaign for governor.

By ALEX ISENSTADT

04/08/2021 12:33 PM EDT

Transgender activist and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner and her political advisers are gathering at her Malibu home next week to discuss her potential candidacy in the upcoming California gubernatorial recall election.

The meeting comes as Jenner, a 71-year-old Olympian gold medalist and Republican activist who for years appeared on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” weighs whether to enter the race. After batting down rumors earlier this year that she was open to running, Jenner has been taking more concrete steps to prepare for a potential campaign than have been previously reported.

Jenner has brought aboard a team of seasoned GOP strategists. The team includes Ryan Erwin, a former top official at the California Republican Party who had roles on Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush’s presidential campaigns, who is serving as a general consultant. According to two people familiar with the hires, she has also tapped Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican National Committee member and San Francisco-based attorney, to be general counsel.

Jenner has also been working with Caroline Wren, a longtime Republican fundraiser who has worked for an array of candidates, and Brad Parscale, a former campaign manager to former President Donald Trump.

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[efhmc]

1. So yuck.

[IamHappy]

5. Agree

[hlthe2b]

2. No. Just no.

[comradebillyboy]

3. So Gavin Newsom will remain as governor?

Caitlan Jenner

[calguy]

4. I have a feeling Bruce isn't going to be able to jump this hurdle.

Caitlyn just doesn't have the fan base Kim and the girls have. And most of their fan base.... Doesn't vote.

[Ritabert]

6. The last thing we need

...is her. What are her qualifications other than a reality show?

[DURHAM D]

7. Is some wealthy Democrat who likes Newsom

paying him to do this?

[Jerry2144]

8. Let her run

Let her run. The more Repugnant Party candidates, the better. As long as only Newsome is running from the Party Of Democracy. It will help him stay in office

[JohnSJ]

11. I am betting that it won't get that far because Newsom won't be recalled, which will have no need

for a special election

However, we do need at least one or two Democrats just in case the recall is successful as a backup

[gratuitous]

9. As unstoppable a political juggernaut as Kanye West

People laughed at and ridiculed President West when he ran in 2020, too.

[JohnSJ]

10. Another right wing shrill. Fortunately I don't think we will give her or any of the other right

wing jackasses a chance, because I think Governor Newsom WON'T be recalled

[BlueStater]

12. Another publicity stunt. Yawn.

Fuck these people.

[lagomorph777]

13. She's stuck in the wrong party.

She doesn't seem to understand that her beloved GQP hates LGBT people.

This may become a teachable moment for her.

[Beaverhausen]

14. Didn't she kill someone in a car crash and get away with it?

This is really a joke. Why would anyone vote for her?