被广泛视为2028年总统大选潜在候选人的加州州长加文·纽森的反对者，本周末将在早期初选州投放电视和数字广告，批评这位州长反对加州11月选票上拟议的亿万富翁税。该广告由财富税支持者资助，抨击纽森反对第40号提案——该投票提案将对加州亿万富翁的资产征收5%的一次性税，以抵消国会共和党通过、特朗普总统去年签署的联邦医疗资金削减。
Foes of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a likely 2028 presidential candidate, are launching television and digital ads this weekend in early primary states that criticize the governor's opposition to the proposed billionaire tax on California’s November ballot. The ad, funded by backers of the wealth tax, castigates Newsom for opposing Proposition 40, the ballot measure that would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets to offset federal healthcare funding cuts approved by congressional Republicans and signed by President Trump last year.
广告旁白在30秒的广告中说：“我们都在为高昂的医疗费用而挣扎。在加州，民主党人正在推动对亿万富翁征收一次性税，这将为数百万人挽救医保覆盖。那么，为什么总统候选人加文·纽森背叛自己的支持者，试图破坏亿万富翁税？也许是因为反对第40号提案的那些亿万富翁，也给纽森捐了数百万美元竞选资金。加文·纽森背弃了加州打工人。他会同样对待你吗？”
“We're all struggling with the high cost of healthcare. In California, Democrats are championing a one-time tax on billionaires that would save coverage for millions,” a narrator says in the 30-second ad. “So why [has] presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom betrayed his own supporters by trying to sabotage the billionaire tax? Maybe it's because the same billionaires who oppose Prop. 40 also gave millions of dollars to Newsom. Gavin Newsom turned his back on working Californians. Will he do the same to you?”
广告点名批评了几位亿万富翁：拥有“百事可乐”、斐济水和Justin酒庄等业务的斯图尔特·雷斯尼克；加密货币高管克里斯·拉森；谷歌前掌门人埃里克·施密特；以及风险投资家迈克尔·莫里茨——他们都曾支持纽森的政治抱负。
The ad specifically calls out billionaires Stewart Resnick, who owns several businesses including Pom Wonderful, Fiji Water and Justin Wines; crypto executive Chris Larsen; former Google leader Eric Schmidt; and venture capitalist Michael Moritz, all of whom have backed Newsom’s political ambitions.
纽森辩称，虽然他支持财富税，但此类税收应在国家层面征收，而不是各州自行其是的拼凑方案，那种做法可能导致富人离开加州——这个州的预算波动大，严重依赖最富有的居民纳税。
Newsom has argued that, although he supports wealth taxes, they ought to be enacted at the national level, rather than a state-by-state patchwork that could drive the rich to leave California, a state with a volatile budget heavily dependent on the state’s wealthiest residents.
该广告的主要资助方是服务业国际工会——联合医疗工人西部分会（该工会起草了第40号提案）；萨伊卡特·查克拉巴蒂，一位气候斗士和政治顾问，其财富部分来自作为Stripe创始工程师的经历；以及罗斯·鲍彻，Stripe早期工程师。
The primary funders of the ad are the Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West, which crafted Proposition 40; Saikat Chakrabarti, a climate change warrior and political advisor who made his wealth in part as a founding engineer at Stripe; and Ross Boucher, an early engineer at Stripe.
据支持者透露，此次广告投放预算为六位数，但可能会增加。预计投放广告的州包括南卡罗来纳州、内华达州、新墨西哥州、弗吉尼亚州和新罕布什尔州。本月早些时候，纽森曾在新罕布什尔州为候选人助选，这是他最新一次涉足总统初选早期州。此次广告推出之际，正值围绕拟议财富税展开的一场激烈且耗资巨大的斗争，该议题在民主党及其盟友内部造成分歧。
The ad buy is six figures but could grow, according to its backers. Among the states where the ad is expected to air are South Carolina, Nevada, New Mexico, Virginia and New Hampshire. Earlier this month, Newsom stumped for candidates in New Hampshire, his latest foray to early presidential primary states. The ad launch comes amid a contentious, expensive battle over the proposed wealth tax, which has divided Democrats and their allies.
尽管纽森属于反对该税收的民主党人之一，但该投票提案已获州民主党党部和参议员伯尼·桑德斯（无党籍-佛蒙特州）背书。选民对该提案的态度势均力敌。
Although Newsom is among Democrats who oppose it, the ballot measure was endorsed by the state Democratic Party and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Voters are closely divided about the measure.