Well yeah. Newsome is 100% politics, he plays the game. The only principal he sticks to is the one that directly benefits him. He will say what he thinks gets the votes he needs, even and especially if it means trying to appeal to shitty cuntservatives who might lean into centrist, or corpos who might throw campaign contributions at him.
I greatly dislike Newsom, but tbh this article is less damning then the headline sounds.
Ultimately, the only thing that will reliably stop Newsom from becoming president is a better alternative. I loathe him, but we need to talk less about him and more about who is going to beat him.
AOC? Elizabeth Warren? Is Lina Khan interested??
Life long lefty here. If the Dems put up Newsom I won’t vote. It’s that simple. I refuse to vote for this liberal.
The Republicans thank you for your service.
Here’s the thing: He’s way better than any plausible Republican. Work to get somebody better in the primaries, but vote for him in the general.
Better for whom?
He probably is better for me, and for you, and for most of the folks in this comment section. But one thing the debacle of 2024 taught me is the “better” is relative, and there are a lot of folks who are going to die of a lack of healthcare under both candidates, or lose family members to US weapons under both candidates.
Better for me? Sure. But I’m through bullying and blaming the victims of an abusive relationship.
Fuck voting blue no matter who. Vote for who earns your vote. The bar is as low as it can get for Democrats at this point.
Still not good enough. I’m tired of these liberals always backstabbing. I’ve been fooled by them for my whole life and I refuse to get fooled again. I’d rather not vote than get fucked over by my supposed allies.
If I lived in a congressional district gerrymandered to be under Republican control, I’d vote for the less bad Republican in their primaries. Its a question of doing the best that you can, rather than waiting for the unattainable perfect candidate who agrees with you 100% on everything
So you’d “have the day you didn’t vote for”?
No, I’m just starting to realize George Carlin was right all along and voting is just a meaningless gesture. More of the “illusion of choice.” I’d rather save my time and money on gas.
That’s a shame.
AOC is the best option! Down with Corporate Newsom selling out vulnerable people for a quick buck with the far-right.
And a d-bag willing to throw trans people under the bus. I really hope this walking turd isn’t the 2028 nominee.
I held my nose and voted for Harriss. I guess Newsom smells slightly less of cop, but he has worse baggage versus trans people, immigrants, the homeless, and fucking-solar-panels-of-all-things(“Climate Warrior”? REALLY!?), for starters.
I guess I could tolerate him as a lame-duck while we wait for the last of the old-guard and their boomer lackeys to die-off, as was my hope for Kamala. Been almost 30-years since I locked-in on the idea that individual states will have to step-up if anything resembling modern human civilization, let alone Human Rights, are to survive.
Of course, the way the human rights fights are going, modern civilization looks debatable as an asset or liability. Gimme Solar Punk, damn-it.
Sorry, best we can do is cyberpunk dystopia without literally any of the good parts.
Reminder that he is a disgusting transphobe with no principles.
Just run Jon Stewart.
As much as I hate the “celebrity for president!” trend, when the leading non-GOP option seems to be godamn Newsom, yeah I’d vote Stewart for sure.
