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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Eight months after admitting he had a drinking problem and an affair with a close aide's wife, Mayor Gavin Newsom stands poised to win his second term without breaking a sweat.
In any other city, Newsom's personal problems could easily have ended his political career. But in San Francisco, they weren't enough even to attract a serious challenger.
When hundreds of the city's left-wing power brokers met in June to nominate a candidate, no one could be persuaded to run against Newsom, who is best-known for opening City Hall to same-sex weddings six weeks into his first term.
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