On the recordMay 14, 2008
As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door is wide open now. It's going to happen. Whether you like it or not, this is the future and it's now.
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transcripts.cnn.comGavin Newsom: “As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door is wide open now. It's going to happen.…”
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Mayor Newsom asserts that the ruling on same-sex marriage in California will influence the rest of the nation.
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