Source: 30dB.com – Eric%20Garcetti
Garcetti, a Democrat, has been careful not to commit, but he has also gone out of his way to let potential voters know he has not ruled out the possibility of a bid for the presidency. In recent months, he has visited major primary election states and spent two days in Iowa last month. “Look, I’ve worked closely with Presidents, especially with President Obama,” Garcetti said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times. “And I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is no different than what we do at the local level.” Right now, Social is saying, “Run, Eric, Run.” Online discussions around Garcetti are 72 percent positive. That said, not everyone in Southern California would be excited to see Garcetti go national. “If you just like politicians who talk big and under deliver, I guess Garcetti is a presidential prospect worth watching,” Orange County Register columnist Sal Rodriguez wrote on May 15. Calling Garcetti the perfect candidate for anyone valuing “style over substance,” Rodriguez took aim at the mayor’s handling of homelessness in Los Angeles and runaway city pension costs. –Hugo Guzman
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