Abandon Ship!

SF Chronicle — Gavin Newsom’s campaign ship is sinking before our very eyes.

Gavin’s long-time advisor and campaign consultant, Eric Jaye, has left the campaign over “a fundamental difference in how to run a campaign.”

Like many City Hall observers who are used to spin from political consultants, I thought to myself — “Holy shit, did Gavin sleep with Eric Jaye’s wife too?!?”

Gavin slept with his last campaign manager’s wife so I couldn’t help but wonder if Gavin has done it again — you know, creating an uncomfortable situation forcing a top campaign aide to resign.

"Was that an iceberg or loyalty we just hit?"

Eric Jaye’s departure is big news because, quite frankly, he deserves credit for taking an empty suit like Gavin and transforming him into a two-dimensional candidate.

That’s hard to do.

Essentially, Eric Jaye took a lemon and turned it into voter lemonade for low-information voters who don’t have the time or inclination to research Gavin Newsom’s record.

And then we hear that even more of Gavin’s long-time, loyal aides are abandoning ship.

It’s obvious to me that these aides don’t see much of a future by sticking around to watch Gavin implode in his race for Governor.

Seriously, if these aides saw a chance to ride Gavin’s speed boat to the Governor’s mansion, they would have stayed on. But apparently, all they see in Gavin is a broken-down cruiser that will eventually sink.

Wait and see. More “loyal” aides will soon be jumping off the SS Gavin Newsom.

Ahoy matey — abandon ship!