Sacramento Bee–

Days after receiving the endorsement of President Donald Trump, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox brushed aside the notion that it might hurt his chances with California voters, who broadly disapprove of the president.

“I’m not the same kind of person,” Cox, a San Diego businessman, said Wednesday at a “Republican unity” event organized by his campaign, adding, “I’m honored to have the president’s support.”

Cox, who has fought with conservative Assemblyman Travis Allen of Huntington Beach for the shrinking Republican slice of the California electorate, is locked in a tight battle for second place in the governor’s race.

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