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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 5 days ago

For every step forward, this prick takes 3 steps back.

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Gavin Newsom has always been a slimey shit who is basically a right wing candidate. If the dems could stop fucking giving us right wing or maximum centre right candidates that would be super cool.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I voted for him twice, but that was a solid dick move. Right now, I'm liking Mark Kelly's chances though I'd rather have someone more forward thinking.

And sorry folks. AOC just hasn't got the experience yet. Senate seat or a Cabinet position first.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 146 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And so it begins. Abandon all progressive ideas to appeal to the "centrist", only to lose to the fascist again. I hate it here.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gavin never supported progressive ideals?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Eh, early in his term he did a bunch of good stuff, it's just rightly overshadowed by the bad stuff.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Remember Democrats, if he's the Democrat option come election time it's TOO LATE TO bitch!!

Fucking primaries!! They matter they are the only real choice! Organize, cavas suppot real progressives!

But once the national election comes up, I better not hear any fucking bitching, and you better line up becuase 4 years of president Vance is going to kick you in the nuts.

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I agree with supporting real progressives

I disagree with too late to bitch. The dems fucked Bernie over for Hilary in one of the most corrupt political situations ive ever seen. Either dems can stop providing candidates that dont support genocide and that no one except billionaires want, or they can keep losing to literal fascists. Its a really easy choice for them but they absolutely seem unwilling to make it.

Gavin Newsom is a right wing candidate. He shouldn't be within a million miles of the presidency.

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[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Billionaire tax should be 99%, no breaks or deductions. Boom I said it.

Even double digit millionaires shouldn't exist.

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[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 28 points 1 week ago

No surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to what he does instead of what he says.

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At this point in time I'm pretty sure you would win in a landslide if you ran on taxing billionaires. Is being greedy a requirement to be a politician in the US?

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 21 points 1 week ago (12 children)

If you're not greedy, the billionaires won't fund your campaign. Then you lose.

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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'd vote for Newsom if he's the nominee, but I really hope he's not the nominee (assuming, obviously, the relative utopian future where we get to vote in 2028).

I'm glad when his media exposure goals overlap with doing actual good things, but - and I may be putting too fine a point on it - he's basically Hillary if Hillary had a penis and was super jazzed about it, and I am fairly confident I know the smug look he makes when he smells his own farts.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He's fully bought by aipac. A vote for him is a vote to murder children and civilians.

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[–] j4k3@piefed.world 23 points 1 week ago (10 children)

This guy fuckmurders the homeless while whoring for billionaires. Why the fuck should anyone vote for this prick?

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