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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Today Texas Democrats will be present for the session that will gerrymander their state, they could have stayed out of the state to keep it from passing, but the decided to return and allow it to pass.

The gerrymandering that Gavin says will happen in California is going to be voted on in November, it will probably not happen.

This chain of events will result in Republicans gaining extra control in the house/senate, because of the choices and lies made by Democrats.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The gerrymandering that Gavin says will happen in California is going to be voted on in November, it will probably not happen.

I will say this. They aren't waiting until November 2026 to vote on it. So they're at least pretending to take this seriously.

But I'll also say that some right-wing court is going to decide the ballot measure is unconstitutional. And the California Dems are going to throw up there hands, announce collectively "Oh well we tried!", and then find a way to blame Transgender people for the Permanent Republican House Majority.

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[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Backing big oil list my vote

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

As a Californian, Newsom is just the other side of Trump's coin. He has no principles. He puts his finger in the wind before he does anything. I'd vote for literally any other Democrat first. It's not about him being a Progressive or not. It's that he'd pursue literally any position if it was advantageous to him, including hard right ones.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn this comment section reads like it's sponsored by the Newsom 2028 campaign.

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

There is a hot car with an infant inside and parent no where in site. Should you break the window and save the child? Breaking a window is bad so we shouldn't do it. They just shouldn't have locked the baby in the car. I'm not going to vote for vandalism.

-protest non-voter

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Which is why he’s probably going to be the nominee and if you don’t vote for him then you’re terrible.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Listen, I know we are the tiny bubble, so posting this here has no negative effect — but 2028 has to be about people on the right and left joining together to repudiate fascism and totalitarianism. Who cares about the past under these circumstances. I hope that Newsom’s lack of prog cred gives him cred with the pugs who hate Trump. Or are lukewarm on Trump.

[–] iridebikes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The right does not think this is fascism. So, there goes that fantasy.

There has to be economic pain so bad that they can't refute it anymore. That's our only hope.

That or Trump dying before the end of his term.

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[–] Azal@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ah, so it's not about the Gaza Strip now, it's Newsome is feckless.

I swear if Bernie Sanders was back we'd be getting posts like this on him, or Jesus himself.

I don't want to be conspiracy minded... but the sheer attempts at driving division when we have a literal fascist takeover and yet somehow the democrat is as bad if not worse is starting to smell.

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