The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership

Gavin Newsom has stumbled upon the perfect slogan for his likely upcoming presidential campaign: “Strong and Wrong.” In a recent interview, California’s governor said Americans prefer crude politicians like Donald Trump over leaders who cling to niceties and norms.

“Given the choice … the American people always support strong and wrong versus weak and right,” he said.

Gil Durán is a California journalist and author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War On Democracy. He was an adviser to several Democratic politicians