Hey, it's Empire's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbong. A lot of politicians love being relatable.

They love to front being like, hey, I'm just like you. I drink beer and eat at diners and all of that.

Of course, that's not usually true. A U.S. congressman or governor, almost by by definition has a completely different lifestyle from me

and you. Which is why I appreciated the question NPR's Elsa Chang posed to California Governor

Gavin Newsom about why exactly he thinks everyday Americans should relate to him. He's got a new

memoir out titled Young Man in a Hurry. A rising politician

coming out with the book, you know what that usually means. But Newsom says in this interview that this

book is different. That's ahead. This message comes from Wise, the app for international people

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Tease and Cs apply. Gavin Newsom is finishing up his final year as governor of California,

and he's widely considered one of the leading potential candidates

for president in 28. He's also out with a new memoir called Young Man in a Hurry, where he writes about the

struggles of his childhood and of his political rise. And while on book tour, Newsom's also been trying to energize voters across the country.

Donald Trump knows he's going to get crushed in the midterm election.

He knows he's going to have crushed.

We caught up with Newsom this week in rural South Carolina.

He was stumping for Democrats in a county that voted for President Trump in the last two elections.

I think it's really important for the Democratic Party not to give up on red states and rural parts of the country.

And I've been doing this for years now.

I had a pack that's exclusively focused.

Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, where, you know, we spend a day or two in the way someplace else

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