Bruce Jenner running to be California’s first ‘transgender’ Republican governor

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The 'socially liberal, fiscally conservative' former Olympic champion in men's decathlon has received support from some former Tɾυmρ staffers.
Mon Apr 26, 2021 - 4:58 pm EST

Calvin Freiburger By Calvin Freiburger

April 26, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner has announced his intentions to run for governor of California as a Republican and is bringing several Tɾυmρ alumni into a campaign that is quickly taking shape as a test of how fully the GOP is prepared to embrace transgender ideology.

Jenner, a Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete and pop culture figure who declared himself a “transgender woman” in 2015, has announced he has filed the paperwork to run in a recall ɛƖɛctıon against embattled Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom. The recall was officially confirmed Monday by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber when she announced the state had received enough valid signatures to trigger a special ɛƖɛctıon later this year, the Los Angeles Times reported.

   I’m in! California is worth fighting for. Visit https://t.co/a1SfOAMZQ3 to follow or donate today. #RecallNewsom pic.ƚwιƚƚeɾ.com/9yCck3KK4D
   — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) April 23, 2021

“California has been my home for nearly 50 years,” Jenner declared. “I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality. But for the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people.”

Jenner, who has long identified as a Republican and was a supporter of former President Donald Tɾυmρ until his administration disqualified individuals suffering with gender dysphoria from military service, is “very socially liberal” and “running as someone that's socially liberal and fiscally conservative,” a campaign adviser told Axios.

Politico reported that a “network” of former Tɾυmρ staffers and consultants are assisting Jenner’s campaign, including former Tɾυmρ campaign manager Brad Parscale, former Tɾυmρ pollster Tony Fabrizio, and former senior communications adviser Steven Cheung.

The crossover is not surprising in light of Tɾυmρ’s own mixed record on LGBT issues, but still highlights a divide within the GOP and the conservative movement, particularly between those who argue Jenner’s gender confusion is moot in a state a traditional Republican could not win anyway, and those who argue the presumed futility of California’s deep-blue status is all the more reason not to risk diluting conservative principles by endorsing him:

   We oppose 'Caitlyn' Jenner's candidacy for Governor. If Jenner is confused about his basic biology, how could he possibly run America's largest state?

   We demand a conservative challenge to Newsom - this is a referendum on Newsom's failings, not 'gender identity.'#NeverJenner
   — Stanford College Republicans (@Stanford_GOP) April 23, 2021

   I'm sure a mentally ill Republican is better than a Democrat, but that doesn't mean I'll back Jenner's gubernatorial bid
   — Matt Margolis (Gab/MeWe/Heroes: @MattMargolis) (@mattmargolis) April 24, 2021

   If you could summarize the downfall of the @gop in one photo what would it look like? And why is it this photo? pic.ƚwιƚƚeɾ.com/FDgyQ6Xn1Y
   — rightwingsavages (@rightwingsavag2) April 24, 2021

Other Republicans running against Newsom so far include former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, businessman John Cox, and former Congressman Doug Ose. Tɾυmρ’s intelligence chief and Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who is gαy, has also been floated as a potential GOP candidate.

I don't think anything shocks me anymore.

I tell you what -- if I were a bad guy, controlling and manipulating politicians, I would be quite happy to have a sodomite in power. Damaged goods are the EASIEST to manipulate and control!