Republican Hopeful Trots Out 1,000-Pound Bear to Beat ‘Pretty Boy’ Gavin Newsom

John Cox, who previously lost to Gavin Newsom in the 2018 gubernatorial race, brought an actual Kodiak bear to a campaign stop in Sacramento.

Jennifer Adams 

Former Breaking News Intern

Published May 4 2021 5:25PM EDT 

Jennifer Adams

Former Breaking News Intern

jennifer.adams@thedailybeast.com

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