We need to stop turning everyone that "punches" Trump into the next president. It's unhealthy. Booker stays up all night talking -- "Next president!". Tiring. We need to accept any fighters into the fight, and we need to be *way* more choosy about presidents.

Please, no: there must be other candidates. He has done some crappy things to his own citizens. Credit where it’s due: he is an incredibly useful tool right now, but he has a lot of real work to show if he wants an earnest and successful run.

There will be

There are no Perfect candidates ! He is hitting it out of ball park right now .

This is what we should expect out of all our candidates, though. Earn our respect. Do the work. Make us want you. Newsome has a ways to go... But even I have to admit I am enjoying the fuck out of Newsome's trolling.

Just curious. What has he done to his own citizens?

Although I support him on most things, my biggest disappointment was his switch from finding hotels to house the homeless during Covid then ruthlessly helping to clear homeless camps on the streets. So dumb! As if anyone actually wants to have to live in a tent on the street.