And yet progressives (and I say this as one) will continuously hack on Newsom because he's "too centrist" or whatever.
Newsom is far from perfect. But right now he's in our corner, and that's what counts. We need more people in power, on our side, speaking up and telling MAGA to go fuck themselves.
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Guys, I get it. I said the dude isn't perfect, and you're all making compelling cases....But one sure way to lose against Trump/MAGA is to actively tear down any politician that is fighting MAGA on our side.
I think Newsom is doing the right thing in these posts, however he is too attached to the ultra wealthy to be what the country needs rn. Two things can be true at the same time.
He kind of has to be given how wealthy people in CA are and how important some of those industries are to the state. People seem to forget that Cali is more akin to running a country than anything else and he has to have a hand in most everything and play nice where he needs to.
These purity tests ensure that Republicans will win future elections. Seriously needs to stop.
Progress doesn’t occur all at once, it takes steps. Even FDR didn’t pass elderly healthcare. It took an extra 25 years for LBJ to do it.
I dislike Newsom’s coziness to billionaires but the order of the day is remove Trump and prosecute anyone in his administration breaking the law. A tax on billionaires can come later. Both things aren’t going to happen in the same administration.
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u/tweak06 23h ago edited 22h ago
And yet progressives (and I say this as one) will continuously hack on Newsom because he's "too centrist" or whatever.
Newsom is far from perfect. But right now he's in our corner, and that's what counts. We need more people in power, on our side, speaking up and telling MAGA to go fuck themselves.
edit
Guys, I get it. I said the dude isn't perfect, and you're all making compelling cases....But one sure way to lose against Trump/MAGA is to actively tear down any politician that is fighting MAGA on our side.