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When introduced in August, Proposition 50 had tepid support and its prospects appeared uncertain.

The reception was tepid, reflecting those inflationary times.

Mamdani's improbable rise highlights the Democratic Party's debate over a centrist or a leftist future, with some leading national figures offering only tepid endorsements of Mamdani ahead of voting.

The pickup suggested that the hiring freeze that has plagued much of the labor market in recent months may be easing, although the recovery is “tepid,” ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said at the time.

Newsom took that leap despite tepid support for a gerrymandering measure in early polls.