This is why Democrats lose.
It feels like democrats are trying to join republicans more and more cause they keep “winning.” The reality is that Republicans aren’t simply winning, but they are getting away with abandoning their constituents. Democrats who are in it for nothing but power are seeing this and starting to simply join the side in power. Newsom is no different and I won’t be surprised when he finally swaps colors.
Yea i’ve been trying to figure out whats going on with Newsom, but im convinced at this point he’s just a power hungery politican running to the winning team. Values as deep as his career will allow.
Newsom’s look and mannerisms remind me of Christian Bale from American Psycho. I can easily imagine him as a serial killer if he weren’t getting his rocks off as a politician.
Politics attracts sociopaths and narricists who are only in it for the power. There was a guy named Steve Panky who ran for governor in Idaho a few yeaes ago and he was convicted of stalking and murdering a little girl back in the 80’s. He had a decent shot at winning too. If he had won I don’t think he would have been convicted.
This would make a great republican campaign slogan. Maybe newsom has a good shot replacing trump
gavin newsom is the embodiment of dem rot
that said, democrats have become incredibly toxic. the purity tests continue to eat them alive. stop participating in garbage.
“Don’t be a fascist, rapist, or bigot” isn’t a hard test.
if that were it, and 2 out of three of those weren’t incredibly subjective then yeah, i’d agree
the reality is much different. you can call anyone anything you want. keep expecting perfection and you will get nothing done. that doesn’t mean we need to turn a blind eye to everyone but it does mean that we should maybe chill the fuck out for three seconds and realize human beings have flaws. the ones throwing the most stones are often giving themselves away anyway so keep slangin
that whole “thing” is not only flawed but is a huge reason why we are down so bad. perpetuating that thinking, you can miss me with that shit.
What’s subjective about supporting an authoritarian dictatorship, sexual assault, or believing someone is of lesser value because of their demographic?
if thats what you think i’m doing, you might be beyond saving
see the comment by the other user stating “how this actually works” they are completely spot on
It’s more like:
If you don’t 100% support Palestine and don’t want to immediately cut off ALL aid to Israel without any forethought or nuance as to what that would actually mean, then you are literally just as bad as the people committing genocide.
Or shit like:
If you positively engage with the Harry Potter franchise at any point, you are literally just as bad as those who lynch trans people.
Or things like:
Literally all landlords are parasites, with no exceptions . If you rent a building, you should be dragged out to the street and shot for selfishly hoarding property.
Ok but only the craziest fringe believes any of that.
Like you’re taking the most extreme “leftist” views and labeling them the same as all liberals views. To be quite honest, if the entire dem party ACTUALLY believed the things you listed, we would be making great progress.
But it’s just nonsense to drive everything even more right because obviously you don’t agree with those CRAZY Dems right? They want to NUKE ISRAEL!!
those ideas totally trickle down to your average lib and you know it
ask a sample size about harry potter and see how many disgusted looks you get (keep in mind jkr hasn’t been involved in any narrative sense in forever, but somehow that doesn’t matter) - freak shit
ask them about israel/palestine - it’s either terrorist or nazi - a large section of the american public has opinions given to them from their digested media of choice - again freak shit. someone who condemns hamas or other insurgent groups is not a nazi. let people finish a fucking thought before parroting what you heard from your favorite youtuber.
ask them about republicans - their literal neighbors - wait and see the words they are using (nazi, racist, terrorist)
people speak so generally about shit they don’t have the faculty to truly comprehend. they do not deserve validation just because the majority can’t recognize that.
we won’t win again until people look in the fucking mirror
It’s not just him, the whole rightwing media system exists to turn the most extreme leftist political views and state that these are main stream. It’s been 10 years and we have no counter to it.
Newsom is a part of it, but he’s not wrong.
These motherfuckers will still be chirping about “cancel culture” while hanging from chains in Trump’s gulag.
California is full of liberal fash. This dude is the main event.
I fucking hate my state for this shit. Acts like we’re better than Texas or Florida but still is proudly bigoted and hates the poor.
Hey california has a super progressive college system. instate tuition at community college 90% paid by the state? Thats like the most based social service in this country. It allowed a poor kid from the midwest like me to pay for college while working at the college.
We can be good, but we have a lot of poverty testing that prohibits others from that same system.
It is generous, and I hope we can keep it that way, but it also is means tested and often sucks people out of higher education. I’m personally a victim of that, with my local community college.
I am however thankful you got something good, and I wish more people could have it.
I went off to college back in the great recession so it really was like the best option i could find. The experience really shaped me as a person and im so greatful i didn’t lose my chance at education to poverty in a recession.
I’m sorry to hear they prevented you from that program. No system is without need for reform. Hopefully they can continue to improve the system and make it more inclusive.
The worst kind of carpetbagger.
Newsom, a Democrat, has attempted a fresh approach to political divisiveness
Seriously? Lurching to the right and courting republican voters is new, is it? Seems to me it’s the same shit democrats have been doing for quite some time. Newsom should just get it over with and change parties.
He doesn’t need to switch parties though, the leadership is on board with throwing trans women under the bus and approving GOP spending bills.
Yet they can’t figure out why the Democrats are considered “toxic” right now, and their ratings are in the shitter.
California isn’t loving his schtick. I hope we vote him out in 2026 for governor. We’ll see how that works for his presidential asperations. What a moron
He’s term limited so he won’t be running again for Cali anyway
He’s setting up a go at the presidency. He knows that the DNC will want him to lean conservative, but he doesn’t want to be painted as flip flopping or pandering, so he’s leaning into it early. Now when the GOP inevitably calls him a woke far left extremist (or whatever buzz words they’re using by that time) he can point back to this period as proof that he’s “always been a centrist” who can appeal to non-MAGA conservatives.
Of course, he and the rest of the DNC haven’t figured out yet that conservative voters are NEVER going to vote for the LESS conservative party.
What the fuck, traitors. Can I have a source so I can look into this?
Source: Gavin Newsome on Joe Rogan. (I don’t know about the spending bills but the trans stuff. it was like 2 or 3 weeks ago I think. Time works differently in a Trump admin.)
Don’t forget that asshole filed an amicus brief supporting the Supreme Court decision that you can arrest homeless people even if they’re only camping outside because there’s no shelter space
He’s been consistent about putting the boot into the homeless since he was mayor of SF.
He’s completely misreading WHY Democratic numbers are dropping - it’s not because they’re not working closely enough with Republicans; it’s because they’re not treating them as they have us and blocking every single thing they do!
I used to think he was a viable presidential candidate, and he might still be, for non-MAGA Republicans. He’s no longer a viable Democratic candidate, though.
He’s a perfect Democratic candidate, and that’s the core problem with the party
One year ago I would have agreed. I would have loved to see him with Harris as the VP pick.
And now I just regret ever thinking that.
Harris is incredibly unpopular. She was the most or second most unpopular primary candidate in 2020. There are better picks.
Yes, a year or so ago she was looking fine. Time changes and new info makes me consider new things.
She’s always been a genocidal prosecutor. Never looked “fine”.
When this is what the “opposition” looks like, it’s no surprise at all that we have fascism.
Well, she did look fine to most progressives when she directly supported medicare for all, to be fair. Israel was only committing an apartheid at the time, though. Also, she backtracked because she let other people control her campaign. Familiar…
I agree completely, but when she first came onto the scene I had a bit of hope.
Plus I have to censor myself so liberals don’t think I’m somehow a Russian bot despite being an anarchist.
Katie Porter is running for California Governor
She’s pro-Israel. Worth pointing that out. Not sure the government needs more pro-Israel sycophants.
State governor has a lot less influence on federal matters than house and senate.
Here is a summary of her position:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/18/katie-porter-bilateral-ceasefire-israel-hamas-00132368
I’m not scared of what she would do when in power. But having the opinion matters. It matters. You shouldn’t elect people to lead us who don’t treat others like humans. Period.
I won’t help get her elected for the same reason I won’t help get a member of the KKK elected–and if you can’t see the parallel there, then I won’t help you get elected, either.
Cool, but if you don’t vote, or vote for someone that doesn’t have a chance of winning, they you basically letting other people decide your fate.
Primary to your hearts content but don’t throw your hands up at the real election. California could do a lot worse than Porter if you allow it to happen.
This isn’t a “she pro-Israeli, so no one should vote for her” post, like you seem to be implying. I think its important that all voters know that’s she’s pro-Israel and make their own distinctions.
Those are not even on the same planet as the same…
Unironically making a comparison between Katie Porter and the KKK is the most terminally online shit I’ve seen this year
Your mistake here is to not know or understand what the word “comparison” is.
The most terminally online shit that I’ve seen this year is you inferring that because two nouns are used in the same sentence then they must be equal. Learn what critical thinking is, and then apply what you’ve learned. I’ll help you later on down the road, I promise.
Israel v. Palestine isn’t an entire population of terrorists vs the very innocent Israel whose never done anything wrong in their entire lives, ever. It’s a modern genocide. We know that. There are dozens of independent governing bodies who’ve made this distinction. And I’m sorry if it hurts your sensibilities that I can’t advocate for someone who says “maybe we should just drop it! let bygones be bygones!” as if Israel skinned Palestine’s knee and isn’t actively murdering children and calling them agents of Hamas to legitimize it.
If your brain is that deteriorated, then that’s perfectly fine. You’re entitled to your vote. But mine isn’t, and so am I–and I won’t give it to someone who says some insane shit like that.
Please go outside
So it’s safe to elect a genocidal fash? Sounds like solid advice from the democrats. jfc.
It’s ok to want better representation but at the end of the day you must get someone with some of your views elected instead of someone with none of your views elected, or someone with all of your views 2nd place.
Please stop this shit
Stop what?
“Please stop thinking genocide is bad!”
That’s what he’s saying.
Please stop being a genocidal creep.
He’s a zionist anyway. We’re all full up of genocide apologists. He should leave.
Gavin Newsome likes to talk to bigots on his podcast, now wants to call his former party toxic
Is RFK Jr. sharing his alien mind control brain worms with all these other political candidates, or have they always been this garbage?
