The weirdest thing to me is painting Newsom as an opportunist. Taking on an aspiring dictator is a high risk thing. If it's such an "opportunity" why are so few taking it (Whitmer, Shapiro, etc.)? He also risked his career for gay marriage in the early 2000s. He appears to be courageous to me.
I agree! And we need all hands on deck, no matter who they are and what they bring. They see him as a 2028 threat, but if we don't take the midterms next year there will be no 2028 election. They bruised Hillary hard and early, they see it as a winning strategy and are gunning for Newsom.
And they seem to fear him because he is showing he can play MAGA's game. They aren't saying anything about Shapiro, Whitmer or the others.
I don’t hate him; he’s ruled himself out for my vote in a primary. I will vote for whoever the Dem nominee is regardless, but I think we have possible candidates who are just as strong who haven’t thrown vulnerable groups under the bus.
Pritzker is the obvious choice as a Trump fighter who has stood strong for trans rights. Newsom will have to clarify his stance if he wants to actually win the nomination but I doubt he and others of his ilk (the democracy is on the line folks) are thinking 2028 given the emergency now.
I don’t think it’s an insult to say they’ve all probably got 2028 on their minds. If they compete to be the toughest on Trump, great!
They aren't doing that. Most of them are lying low or saying nothing notable. Which belies the claims Newsom is "being an opportunist." The obvious politically safe thing is to hide until 2027 or avoid Trump head on. Evidence: look at 90% of them 😂