a guy who has already thrown a good chunk of dem-leaning voters under the bus doesn’t seem like the most unifying candidate

How so? Give details. Pootiebot

please see the replies others have given re: his actions on homelessness, trans rights, and Palestine. And maybe consider putting some of the energy you spend defending Newsom into finding a better candidate. We tried this approach before with Clinton and Harris - look how that went.

and the dnc is going to push gavin newsom no matter what most probably so we have to line behind him even if we don't like him, thats what the right did and they got a dictator in office