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Miguelito Loveless

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41. Newsom get my vote, reluctantly, if they decide to lose again

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 07:05 PM

Jul 2025

Of course, this assumes actual, fair elections, and Trump ceding power. These are far from certainties.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/gavin-newsom-lgbtq-pardon-california-crimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/newsom-budget-immigrant-health.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5180521-newsom-trans-athletes-womens-sports/

This documents Newsom’s pushing “energy reform” pretty much written by the oil industry.
https://folsomtimes.com/solar-owners-could-face-new-fees-as-cpuc-responds-to-newsom-order/

Also, ANYONE providing a platform to the likes of Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk are not people I am willing support except in extremis. My preferred candidate? Pete Budigieg.

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Newsom to head to South Carolina next week to speak to Southern voters as his flirtation with 2028 grows [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

Will he change even one republican voter's mind? That's the $64,000 question wolfie001 Jul 2025 #1

"Will he change even one republican voter's mind?" J_William_Ryan Jul 2025 #2

Correct SCantiGOP Jul 2025 #4

He does need to win the Electoral College DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #6

I sense a ketchup hurricane. twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #3

A Democrat from California DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #5

"Californians are viewed as 'on the fringe' and out of touch with rural/bucolic people." BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #10

That was then. This is now. DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #14

I am collecting Social Security BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #15

Yeah, I read Howl in college DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #17

California is full of "transplants" of different backgrounds and political experience BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #28

Unless you live out west DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #29

This country will never be a monolith BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #30

For fuck's sake DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #31

What we NEED is to follow Tip O'Neill's exhortation BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #33

People don't base their vote on the VP DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #39

I guarantee that quite a few DID do such BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #40

The Republicans/Democrats of that era Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #24

Bucolic people? maxsolomon Jul 2025 #18

Yeah LA is bucolic. DenaliDemocrat Jul 2025 #32

We just saw how well a CA democrat does fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #38

I am happy Newsome is standing up to Trump, Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #7

Newsom is anything but that. maxsolomon Jul 2025 #19

I have no desire to be sold out by a charismatic Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #22

I prefer to win. maxsolomon Jul 2025 #23

Thank you for the correction on his name Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #25

Who is your preferred candidate then? fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #36

Newsom get my vote, reluctantly, if they decide to lose again Miguelito Loveless Jul 2025 #41

Won't vote for him. No more corp. dems. Enough of their grift! tazcat Jul 2025 #8

So you'll vote for JD Vance? Musk's candidate? Not vote at all? maxsolomon Jul 2025 #20

Of course he'd have my vote as the nominee Red Mountain Jul 2025 #9

Newsom is testing the waters. Dulcinea Jul 2025 #11

He should practice with NC, they're a little more refined up there. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 2025 #12

I live in CA. He's not a bad governor. fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #13

I look at the rest of the Dem field, and "a little slick" might be just what we need. maxsolomon Jul 2025 #21

_ LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #16

Republicans hate anything to do with California Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #26

Republicans don't vote in Democratic Primaries. maxsolomon Jul 2025 #34

Oh oops sorry, my bad. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #35

This is true, especially if the calendar stays the same fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #37

Nothankyou SSJVegeta Jul 2025 #27