Just do it then.
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Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2028...
There are only like 3 people in the democratic party who've convinced me they have a pair of nutts and he's one of them. I'm sick of these pushovers.
Newsom is as neoliberal as it gets. He’s only governor of California because the alternatives were always much, much worse. You do not want him in the White House.
What do you think would be a terrible policy direction he would go for? Will he continue the destruction of the middle class? (That is a real question, not some gotcha thingy) I know (?) he is somehow connected to the Getty family. I really can't think of a upper level Democrat (or Republican ?!) besides AOC, and maybe Walz, who is openly defying the way Republicans apparently want to go down. I am kind of astonished Kamala basically disappeared from the political landscape. I try to be informed but there are certainly things flying below my radar and I would be glad to hear some different perspectives.
he says a alot but does very little. In fact, what has he actually done? He's trying to fool you and its working. You want someone who is actually going to do something you need to look at other people like AOC or David Hogg.
He's a fucking disaster. We can do so, so, so, so much better. He's Biden 2.0.
Newsom is a conservative-sliding turd who is actively abandoning left-leaning causes by paling around with anti-trans bigots in a cynical and harmful attempt to ride the Overton Window's continuing shift to the right.
Fuck that guy.
Honestly, I think he's just a political opportunist, with no real convictions. He sets his sails with the direction the wind is blowing. He's nominally a democrat, because that is the prevailing party in California, but I guarantee he'd flip if the political calculus were in favor of doing so.
That just sounds like he's trying to run for president in 2028 and really needs to get the DNC behind him
As much as I dislike the guy, he is at least standing up to some of what trump is doing. Is he my first choice? No. Is he my third choice? No. Is he my 12th choice? Still no. But fuck dude. I would literally take anyone who agrees that brown people should not all be slaves at this point. Like anyone who isn't a right wing christofascist cumbucket.
But then again, if we don't get someone willing to discuss and rewrite large portions of the Constitution and other founding documents, we're just dead in the water anyways.
Better yet, divide into North and South California to win the Senate
Or how about 20 States the size of New England States?
A whole bunch of those end up red
Not if gerrymandered correctly.
As long as it’s net blue we’re good.
Don't be fooled into falling into this red vs blue gamified bullshit. It's all a big club and you ain't in it. Don't play the same game that gets the maga fucks hating their neighbors.
To wit: if we can get more candidates like Mamdani, it’ll be a game-changer.
The maga fucks hate their neighbors because they've got cheese between their ears. They are legitimately insane.
So have you if you think that somehow means democract politicians are coming to save us.
According to an old CGPGrey video, this requires an actor of congress, except for in Texas, where they have a special privilege to subdivide themselves when they feel like it.
I dunno, i think the current congress is stupid enough to think breaking up california is a win for the republican party
Ok, here's the plan. No legislation needed and the courts can't stop it. Alright, we divide the population of New York City into ten parts. The first part stays in the city to keep New York state. The other nine parts each move to the nine least populated states. We might have to put together some sub plans for the nine states so that we can pick up house seats along with the Senate seats.
Good luck getting NYCers to leave NYC, we live here cause we love/hate it too much to leave
Three. San Diego can be South California, Los Angeles can be Central California, and the Bay Area can be North California.
And all the rednecks north and east of Mendocino? What’s to be done with them?
They can work in the tree mines
The US keeps falling further into the laughing stock.
While your at it, get rid of the Electoral College.
What the FUCK?! Newsome is even as a "presidential candidate"?!
Good fucking dammit, I fucking hate the democrats so much.
Or just secede and hope other states that don’t want a dictator follow you. Then create your own policies, alliances, trade deals so that the fascists stop fucking you over constantly.
Can we get Mendo, Humbolt, etc. on the map as one big-ass 7pt leaf? Please? 🤘🏼😜
Newsom needs to learn to do less threatening and a lot more doing. We're all a bit tired of the sternly worded letter approach to politics.
Its not just his letters, his army of corporate lawyers and lower tier federal judges are also a threat. About as much of a threat as a fart in the wind, but still enough to generate the headlines he needs.
Seriously. He’s playing this game like it’s 2008.