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Newsom brushed off the ad as “politics,” but Rexroad said the governor’s approval ratings in swing districts in California make him an easy foil for the GOP.

The singer said that when she reported the incident, her concerns had been brushed off.

Harris brushed off Obama comparisons in a Politico story that speculated about her presidential ambitions just weeks after she won statewide office for the first time.

She said her concerns were "brushed off" and she was told it was "still necessary".

And yet, when the subject was raised with Postecoglou last season, it was almost brushed off as a non-issue.