Gavin Newsom's podcast pivot leaves listeners confused and sets Democrats on edge
The California governor’s about-face retreat from leading critic of President Donald Trump to MAGA-curious pundit comes at a critical moment for the state
The guy's a used condom but who knew he's also got a head full of sawdust? I mean, him thinking this limp dick centrist podcast route would springboard him to the forefront of the dem nomination is peak galaxy brain.
This guy is a bigger turd than Hillary.
If you follow CA politics, he isn't as progressive as you would hope. He speaks money first. We don't need anymore centrist elistist corporate dems.
Washington just got similarly boned with Bob Ferguson... He is protecting a sex pest in his ranks.
He kicked ass as AG and I already regret backing him. Why is this so fucking hard for these people??
Another confused dem thinking going centrist will win him the election?
Confused? Take a look at global politics. The right-wing conservatives / fascists are winning everywhere.
There is not a chance in hell that a progressive candidate will win in the US in at least the next decade or two.
I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if California became a swing state (if the US remains a democracy) by 2032.
The swing in the presidential contest to Republicans in California was accompanied by a rejection of progressive ballot measures and a near-universal swing against progressive local candidates.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_California
They're winning because they've mastered the art of manipulation via social media. Culture wars and 9 second clips. It won't last, and lefties are going to start speaking to their base again once people see through the manipulation and bullshit.
Newsom has always been a politician first, and now he sees the wind blowing MAGA and seems to be charting a MAGA-lite course. He has no principles or ethics, it's all about what will bring him power.
Slap a red hat on him to make it official.
He’s going to run for president in 2028. With the number of people repeating the trope about how the anti-Trump coalition needs a straight white man, I worry that Newsom will actually be the candidate.
I sure fucking hope not. He is widely disliked on the Left and hated on the right. We need someone who doesn't already have a negative audience perception.
The DNC hears ya, the DNC don't care.
widely disliked on the Left and hated on the right
The perfect democratic candidate. Bound to lose. I can't wait to blame the voters.
Who is confused by this? The california fash (aka liberals) who hate the homeless? Or the fash who hate trans people?
Are californians/libs really so blind to who they actually are?
They voted to continue to use slave labor and they call themselves progressive. Yes.
Yes, they are.
He's WEF (World Economic Forum). The Great Reset, "You'll own nothing and be happy."
The man was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle for five years. That's kinda all you need to know.
He’s not the first or last person to throw away a promising career to make a shitty, embarrassing podcast.
Arguably his career is over: supposedly he can’t be re-elected.
So what’s his next career or where does he want to pivot?