# Newsom acknowledges South Carolina trip was part of exploring a presidential campaign

https://mins.news/en/item/48488

- CNN, 2026-09-07 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/politics/gavin-newsoms-2028-south-carolina?Date=20260907&Profile=CNN

> With South Carolina now formally established as Democrats’ first presidential primary state, Gavin Newsom acknowledged that his visit there last week was indeed part of assessing a potential campaign.

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