This is why Democrats lose.

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    20 days ago

    That’s not even close to the comment made, but whatever. Newsom has his own take I suppose, but the people have a completely different one. The latter is more important.

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    20 days ago

    Newsom, a Democrat, has attempted a fresh approach to political divisiveness

    Seriously? Lurching to the right and courting republican voters is new, is it? Seems to me it’s the same shit democrats have been doing for quite some time. Newsom should just get it over with and change parties.

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      20 days ago

      He doesn’t need to switch parties though, the leadership is on board with throwing trans women under the bus and approving GOP spending bills.

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        20 days ago

        Yet they can’t figure out why the Democrats are considered “toxic” right now, and their ratings are in the shitter.

        California isn’t loving his schtick. I hope we vote him out in 2026 for governor. We’ll see how that works for his presidential asperations. What a moron

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            19 days ago

            He’s setting up a go at the presidency. He knows that the DNC will want him to lean conservative, but he doesn’t want to be painted as flip flopping or pandering, so he’s leaning into it early. Now when the GOP inevitably calls him a woke far left extremist (or whatever buzz words they’re using by that time) he can point back to this period as proof that he’s “always been a centrist” who can appeal to non-MAGA conservatives.

            Of course, he and the rest of the DNC haven’t figured out yet that conservative voters are NEVER going to vote for the LESS conservative party.

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          19 days ago

          Source: Gavin Newsome on Joe Rogan. (I don’t know about the spending bills but the trans stuff. it was like 2 or 3 weeks ago I think. Time works differently in a Trump admin.)

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            19 days ago

            Don’t forget that asshole filed an amicus brief supporting the Supreme Court decision that you can arrest homeless people even if they’re only camping outside because there’s no shelter space

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              19 days ago

              He’s been consistent about putting the boot into the homeless since he was mayor of SF.

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      19 days ago

      She’s pro-Israel. Worth pointing that out. Not sure the government needs more pro-Israel sycophants.

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          18 days ago

          I’m not scared of what she would do when in power. But having the opinion matters. It matters. You shouldn’t elect people to lead us who don’t treat others like humans. Period.

          I won’t help get her elected for the same reason I won’t help get a member of the KKK elected–and if you can’t see the parallel there, then I won’t help you get elected, either.

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            18 days ago

            Unironically making a comparison between Katie Porter and the KKK is the most terminally online shit I’ve seen this year

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              18 days ago

              Your mistake here is to not know or understand what the word “comparison” is.

              The most terminally online shit that I’ve seen this year is you inferring that because two nouns are used in the same sentence then they must be equal. Learn what critical thinking is, and then apply what you’ve learned. I’ll help you later on down the road, I promise.

              Israel v. Palestine isn’t an entire population of terrorists vs the very innocent Israel whose never done anything wrong in their entire lives, ever. It’s a modern genocide. We know that. There are dozens of independent governing bodies who’ve made this distinction. And I’m sorry if it hurts your sensibilities that I can’t advocate for someone who says “maybe we should just drop it! let bygones be bygones!” as if Israel skinned Palestine’s knee and isn’t actively murdering children and calling them agents of Hamas to legitimize it.

              If your brain is that deteriorated, then that’s perfectly fine. You’re entitled to your vote. But mine isn’t, and so am I–and I won’t give it to someone who says some insane shit like that.

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            18 days ago

            Cool, but if you don’t vote, or vote for someone that doesn’t have a chance of winning, they you basically letting other people decide your fate.

            Primary to your hearts content but don’t throw your hands up at the real election. California could do a lot worse than Porter if you allow it to happen.

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              18 days ago

              This isn’t a “she pro-Israeli, so no one should vote for her” post, like you seem to be implying. I think its important that all voters know that’s she’s pro-Israel and make their own distinctions.

              Those are not even on the same planet as the same…

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    19 days ago

    I used to think he was a viable presidential candidate, and he might still be, for non-MAGA Republicans. He’s no longer a viable Democratic candidate, though.

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        19 days ago

        Harris is incredibly unpopular. She was the most or second most unpopular primary candidate in 2020. There are better picks.

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            19 days ago

            She’s always been a genocidal prosecutor. Never looked “fine”.

            When this is what the “opposition” looks like, it’s no surprise at all that we have fascism.

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              I agree completely, but when she first came onto the scene I had a bit of hope.

              Plus I have to censor myself so liberals don’t think I’m somehow a Russian bot despite being an anarchist.

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              Well, she did look fine to most progressives when she directly supported medicare for all, to be fair. Israel was only committing an apartheid at the time, though. Also, she backtracked because she let other people control her campaign. Familiar…

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    19 days ago

    He’s completely misreading WHY Democratic numbers are dropping - it’s not because they’re not working closely enough with Republicans; it’s because they’re not treating them as they have us and blocking every single thing they do!

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    19 days ago

    Hey, only progressives get to criticize the Democratic party. You’re way out of line, Newsom.

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    19 days ago

    Is RFK Jr. sharing his alien mind control brain worms with all these other political candidates, or have they always been this garbage?

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    20 days ago

    This dumb ass thinks he has a change to become president after doing nothing substantial to address the devastating LA fires. Does he think he’s going to be popular outside California?

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      19 days ago

      He’s throwing vulnerable minorities under the bus and badmouthing people to his left.

      He’s putting in his application for preordained nominee.

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        18 days ago

        Hey california has a super progressive college system. instate tuition at community college 90% paid by the state? Thats like the most based social service in this country. It allowed a poor kid from the midwest like me to pay for college while working at the college.

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          17 days ago

          We can be good, but we have a lot of poverty testing that prohibits others from that same system.

          It is generous, and I hope we can keep it that way, but it also is means tested and often sucks people out of higher education. I’m personally a victim of that, with my local community college.

          I am however thankful you got something good, and I wish more people could have it.