FUN FACT: Gavin Newsom doesn't deserve a glide path to the '28 Democratic Presidential nomination just because he found a 20something Latina to outsource his tweets to
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Can't we start living in the now? He's doing more than any other Democrat, NOW. There is a good chance we won't even have an election in 26', much less 28'. Can't we just support him now?
aug 27, 2025, 7:10 pm • 4 0 • view
Can't we support Camille Zapata for doing the actual work? Anyways once upon a time trans lives matter the end
aug 27, 2025, 7:16 pm • 1 0 • view
She's a brilliant writer, yes.
aug 27, 2025, 9:41 pm • 1 0 • view
"Any Port in a storm" has always been excellent advice." If you don't make it to shore, you are dead anyway.
aug 27, 2025, 8:43 pm • 0 0 • view
Suggestion: find and support another Democrat who is willing to punch back at Trump/MAGA with the same attention-getting tactics and with the same advantages that come with being gov of the state with the 4th largest economy in the world.
aug 27, 2025, 7:19 pm • 1 0 • view
Except he's the only one who can have that advantage because he's the governor rn
aug 27, 2025, 7:21 pm • 0 0 • view
My point exactly. He has institutional strengths that give his efforts extra punch, and he would be a fool not to take advantage of that. That his popularity is skyrocketing is evidence that rand-and-file Dems are hungry for what he's giving. Someone else might do it better, but who?
aug 27, 2025, 7:24 pm • 1 0 • view
Pritzker, Crockett, AOC, Walz...
aug 27, 2025, 7:25 pm • 0 0 • view
They've been around for a while now and they aren't doing what Newsom is doing. They're all great, full support, but this is a bottom up phenomenon. Maybe they can start doing something different to meet the moment, but what?
aug 27, 2025, 7:28 pm • 2 0 • view
I guess if the bar for the average Democratic voter at this point is "South Park but tweets", then find their own Gen Z terminally online poster and let them loose. Camille Zapata is doing fine work but if I had to guess there are more hers out there than are currently getting media oxygen.
aug 27, 2025, 7:33 pm • 0 0 • view
I think you're missing what the bar actually is. It isn't about the tweets; that's incidental. It's about getting Trump's goat and pushing back against the TX gerrymandering. The bar is this: FIGHT! If he's doing it better than anyone else, we should applaud that, not throw water on it.
aug 27, 2025, 9:06 pm • 1 0 • view
And if another GOP led state, say Missouri or Ohio follow Texas' lead, then this is just more of Gavin's usual self serving bullshit. The bar IS fight. There are better fighters.
aug 27, 2025, 9:10 pm • 0 0 • view
Slippery slope arguments have always justified unilateral Dem disarmament, and most Dems are sick of it. This is why Newsom's popularity is surging. If there are Dems who can fight even better, then bring it on! But again, throwing a wet blanket on someone causing MAGA to cry is counterproductive.
aug 27, 2025, 9:21 pm • 1 0 • view
MAGAs default position is crying about everything forever, that's why they fought the Civil War until they won it in January. All I see is a shitty rich white man polishing his image and getting credit off the back of a WOC's work. If reality is a wet blanket, too bad.
aug 27, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
it's so pathetic that that's all it takes for people to be like "have we found our candidate..?". have higher standards than none at all! leaders should prove themselves through action, not tweets!
aug 27, 2025, 7:39 pm • 1 0 • view
aug 27, 2025, 7:40 pm • 0 0 • view
It's beyond bonkers and frustrating to see the left eat themselves from within. We have reached the point of a nationalist authoritarian country, run by a wannabe dictator and Dems continue to attack their own. THAT'S why the Democratic party has 27% poll numbers.
aug 27, 2025, 7:40 pm • 3 0 • view
Considering how anti homeless, anti trans, pro AI (and this list continues) Newsom has been, if that's what the future of the Democratic party is then I'm out. It's beyond bonkers and frustrating to see someone get anointed Dem Jesus two years in advance for outsourcing his social media.
aug 27, 2025, 7:43 pm • 1 0 • view
Who would you rather see as the Democratic nominee?
aug 27, 2025, 7:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Pritzker, AOC, Walz, Crockett, Warren, Leticia, Abrams, Michelle Obama, Amy Poehler, my next door neighbor, that one waiter who always gave me extra bread sticks, @mtsw.bsky.social, both surviving Beastie Boys, Danny DeVito, Rhea Pearlman, Tony Gilroy, a hologram of Jimmy Carter, Steve Kerr, Cher...
aug 27, 2025, 7:46 pm • 0 0 • view
I agree on the first 4 names you listed. Question, what is the worst thing Gavin Newsom has done to lose your confidence?
aug 27, 2025, 10:23 pm • 0 0 • view
The anti trans bullshit, which is continuing while he apparently successfully whitewashes in this "He's a FIGHTER!" wave of support when the person doing the most of the social media work is a WOC. IF we're only going to list A thing that's made me lose my confidence.
aug 27, 2025, 10:33 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 27, 2025, 11:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Thank you for being civil in this conversation, I respect people who can disagree and not get angry. As for Newsom, I choose to give more weight to his actions and laws then what he said on one podcast.
aug 27, 2025, 11:50 pm • 1 0 • view
His actions have done a 180° in under six months fueled purely by jumping to whatever point focus groups that month tell him to do. Raymond Shaw would be proud.
aug 28, 2025, 12:17 am • 0 0 • view
But did he make it law?
aug 27, 2025, 11:49 pm • 0 0 • view
What did he say that was anti trans? Didn't he pass bills protecting trans kids in California?
aug 27, 2025, 11:03 pm • 0 0 • view
Newsom-Pritzker '28 Pritzker-Newsom '28 How big would your head explode? 😃
aug 27, 2025, 9:15 pm • 0 0 • view
It wouldn't, because rich white men being shitty has never surprised me. If it does, then I wouldn't vote for either party's Presidential ticket.
aug 27, 2025, 9:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Pritzker.
aug 27, 2025, 7:45 pm • 2 0 • view
I like Pritzksr too!
aug 27, 2025, 7:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Why is it when we like someone we say they should run for president when they could probably do more benefit where they are? And when someone is doing something good, why do we put them down by saying you wouldn't vote for them for president?
aug 27, 2025, 7:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Why is it he's getting credit for the work Camille Zapata's doing? Why is August him so much different from Match him? Why is there this rush to Gavin considering the work the JB Pritzkers, Jasmine Crocketts, AOCs and Tim Walzs have been doing before he culture vultured "South Park but tweets"?
aug 27, 2025, 7:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Zapata wouldn't be doing it if she didn't have his permission.
aug 27, 2025, 7:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Camille Zapata is doing fine work but if I had to guess there are more hers out there than are currently getting media oxygen. "Social media South Park" a) is a low bar to clear that b) hasn't proven to sway the clutch of 55+ constituents who most reliably vote.
aug 27, 2025, 7:37 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm a 55+ voter. South Park doesn't sway me but it's pretty damn funny. I agree that are probably more of hers out there. Now, Newsom is not my first choice by a long shot. However I will vote the nominee. Purity has hurt us too many times.
aug 27, 2025, 8:19 pm • 3 0 • view
Bravo, @rosellawr.bsky.social !!
aug 27, 2025, 9:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Newsom has been a disaster for CA
aug 27, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view
Does that negate the fact that he is speaking truth to power and pushing back on what's going on? Because you don't like him and you don't like how he's done for California does not mean that what he's doing now isn't a good thing. I don't get this all or none crap.
aug 28, 2025, 12:44 am • 0 0 • view
Of course not--but he deserves props for realizing he needed to outsource one of his weaknesses. I support what Newsom is doing today. Would I vote for Newsom as a presidential candidate in November '28? That's more than 3 years away. Remember how much our world changed in two hours on 9/11/01.
aug 27, 2025, 9:17 pm • 1 0 • view
Feel free to do all the deliberation you want. I'm not voting for him.
aug 27, 2025, 9:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Please open your heart. Support Anas’ family through the pinned post.
aug 28, 2025, 1:43 pm • 0 0 • view
He’s literally dem Ron Desantis. Became governor of a huge state which lets him get easy attention and headlines but has a historically awful record and will buckle under national scrutiny
aug 27, 2025, 7:01 pm • 2 0 • view
You obviously know nothing of what it is like to live under DeSantis.
aug 27, 2025, 7:21 pm • 1 0 • view
I’m not saying Newsom is as bad as desantis I’m saying they have extremely similar political profiles
aug 27, 2025, 7:24 pm • 1 0 • view
You said "literally dem Ron DeSantis". When Newsom starts banning books, taking over colleges, destroying memorials to slaughtered LGBTQ, steals $10M in taxpayer money and filters it to his wife, spends $250M on a concentration camp, or tries to take over Disney, get back to me.
aug 27, 2025, 7:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh my god you’re dumb I’m not commenting on policies
aug 27, 2025, 7:32 pm • 1 0 • view
You may think I'm dumb but just be grateful you haven't spent 6 years living under a fascist.
aug 27, 2025, 7:48 pm • 0 0 • view
Voted for him twice and while i don't agree with everything he says or does lets not compare him to an imbecile like DeSantis who is a Trump maga simp.
aug 27, 2025, 7:10 pm • 10 0 • view
They’re the exact same type of saucelessnees where their high profile job is the only thing propelling their relevance on the national stage.
aug 27, 2025, 7:12 pm • 2 0 • view
One is an incompetent idiot the other just wants to be president. Imo i don't think it should be newsom nor a man. It's been time for an educated woman to be president.
aug 27, 2025, 7:23 pm • 3 0 • view
Yes but Ron was horrifically awkward and had no personality. Say what u will about Gavin but that does not apply to him
aug 27, 2025, 7:10 pm • 1 0 • view
Newsom isn’t exactly like him but he still comes off as alienating and insincere and he’s just not very good at politics or campaigning, but hasn’t had to have a serious election ever
aug 27, 2025, 7:16 pm • 1 0 • view
I cant stand the guy but hes one of very few right now thats actually taking it to Trump and doing something against unconstitutional federal takeover. If that leapfrogs him to the top of the democratic ticket then so be it, the slimebag will have my vote
aug 27, 2025, 7:27 pm • 0 0 • view
That's one of us.
aug 27, 2025, 7:30 pm • 0 0 • view
Agreed. He’ll need to earn it just like anyone else.
aug 27, 2025, 7:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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aug 28, 2025, 8:26 am • 0 0 • view
aug 27, 2025, 7:07 pm • 5 0 • view
Except I support AOC, so no points this round
aug 27, 2025, 7:15 pm • 0 0 • view
How is that cut health care from Newsom doing you?
aug 27, 2025, 7:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Shitty! It still costs a quarter of what I make in a month to wait 10 weeks for an appointment!
aug 27, 2025, 7:47 pm • 0 0 • view
You make $400/month. We have a decent min wage in CA so are you saying you only work about 6 hours a week?
aug 27, 2025, 8:15 pm • 0 0 • view
California does not actually have an unlimited budget. And before you suggest it, California already does tax the billionaires, which is actually part of why our budget is so messed up, since the amount of tax revenue is highly dependent on how well the tech industry does that year.
aug 27, 2025, 8:34 pm • 1 0 • view
It’s not just the tech industry that’s paying high taxes. We also tax capital gains. San Francisco has a very strong financial district.
aug 27, 2025, 8:40 pm • 1 0 • view
It hasn’t affected me at all. I’m on Medicare. You know that program that we pay into our whole working life so that we can have healthcare when we retire. However, we still have to pay a monthly premium, and we still have to pay for a lot of pharma drugs.
aug 27, 2025, 7:47 pm • 0 0 • view
If he didn’t make this cut, you would complain about the deficit. We’re exposing you priority politics people for what you are.
aug 27, 2025, 7:50 pm • 1 0 • view
FUN FACT: That’s not happening! 2028 is a long way away! You worry a lot! 💙🦋
aug 27, 2025, 7:04 pm • 2 0 • view
You don't know that! Not really! Sure do!
aug 27, 2025, 7:14 pm • 0 0 • view
Nor do you! 🤙🏼💙🦋
aug 27, 2025, 7:15 pm • 1 0 • view