Gov. Newsom’s Successor, Part 2: President or Vice President Newsom?

Commentary
(Part One of this two-part series is “The Early Candidates Announce.”)
On April 25, President Joe Biden launched his 2024 reelection bid. To me, at least, even in the heavily rehearsed and edited announcement video, he looked frail and partly incoherent. Americans seem to agree. An NBC News poll released the day before showed 70 percent of them don’t want him to run again.
Which brings up various succession scenarios, both for him and for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a top possibility to succeed Biden. And if Newsom is promoted, what does that mean for his own successor as California governor? What if Newsom has to wait until 2028, fulfilling his full second term as governor? Some scenarios:…