Relatability in politics is out, at least these days. Scranton Joe, Coach Walz and Democrats’ appeals to basic decency didn’t do much to stop Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Gavin Newsom hasn’t gotten the memo. In the California governor’s new memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” he strains to emphasize his personal challenges despite a life of exceptional privilege and extraordinary hair (for the latter, we apparently have the well-gelled Pierce Brosnan of 1980s TV “Remington Steele” to thank).

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