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By pitching in locally as a team player and helping Democrats win back the House, Newsom could earn national party chits if he ever does actually run for president.

But some shoppers told the BBC they're happy to skip the queues and the chit chat if it speeds up their shop.

I think we all know that he will not gracefully concede and quietly retire to play golf and cash in his political chits.

Pope and those who followed him at the paper sometimes killed negative stories in exchange for interviews or a different scoop, or holding on to them as chits to be repaid later.

His conversation with Strunk didn’t last long, more of an introduction followed by some quick chit chat.