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BWdem4life

(3,091 posts)
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 04:14 AM Aug 2025

Gavin Newsom is exactly what we've been needing

Someone to fight for us, someone to rally us, someone who can get the attention of the media, someone to expose the absurdity.

Not endorsing him for president or anything... just saying, he's giving me a bit of hope and that's been hard to come by these days.

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Jersey Devil

(10,856 posts)
9. Chris Murphy, Gov Pritzger, Gov Walz, Gov Hochul, Swalwell, Crockett, and many others
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 11:04 AM
Aug 2025

Newsom isn't alone. Lots of Dems have been on the attack.

Dr. T

(715 posts)
2. In 2016, the media's attention was dominated by Trump's crude babble.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 06:06 AM
Aug 2025

The coverage was 90% Trump outrageousness to 10% Hillary's sensibility. It was like Hillary didn't exist. Newsom's outrageousness has their full attention, and that's a good thing.

malaise

(297,993 posts)
3. 100% correct
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 06:15 AM
Aug 2025

He needs to keep it up and ridicule ignorance like the 1,200 - 1,500%

Trump Fails Basic Math Problem Trying to Brag About Drug Prices

https://newrepublic.com/post/198251/donald-trump-basic-math-drug-prices

augyboston

(379 posts)
5. Governor Newsom knows that you can't play by the rules against an opponent who destroys the rules.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 07:15 AM
Aug 2025

Gavin is leading, while too many Democrats have been following.

Only one way to deal with a bully and that is to hit hard, hit first and don't stop hitting until the bully is destroyed.

 

Paladin

(32,354 posts)
6. Oh, we have to be really careful about the presidential endorsement thing.
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 07:21 AM
Aug 2025

I mean, there's not a chance in the world that Newsom would be anything more than a million times better than trump.

BWdem4life

(3,091 posts)
7. It's more along the lines of
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:43 AM
Aug 2025

I hate what DU becomes during primary season, and that season may start early this time so I don't want to contribute in any way to it.

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