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applegrove

(127,628 posts)
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:14 PM Saturday

Newsom hits back at critics:

Exactly! “If you’ve got issues with what I’m putting out you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out as president “.
#Pinks #Newsom
youtube.com/shorts/t15da...

A Wild Hair (@awildhair.bsky.social) 2025-08-22T22:43:45.458Z
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Newsom hits back at critics: (Original Post) applegrove Saturday OP
... TheProle Saturday #1
Not funny MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #15
Well that settles it for me. BannonsLiver Saturday #23
Another Bill Maher Abstractartist 21 hrs ago #27
Hey.........BRAVO popsdenver 15 hrs ago #36
Not caring about homeless people aocommunalpunch 21 hrs ago #30
He really can't lose with this. Scrivener7 Saturday #2
And he and we have nothing to lose. Irish_Dem Saturday #3
And this is a rare bit of effective Democratic messaging. Scrivener7 Saturday #4
We don't know if it will work or not. Irish_Dem Saturday #5
And at this point we ought to simply be trying everything. Scrivener7 Saturday #6
I think we should be trying a well thought out, more aggressive, clever, Irish_Dem Saturday #7
Amen and Amen! ReRe Saturday #17
Thats what advertising is... Hieronymus Phact 19 hrs ago #32
It worked for days in a row. He took some real estate applegrove Saturday #11
Yes we are winning short term day to day battles. Irish_Dem Saturday #12
And Democratic politicians and voters markodochartaigh Saturday #21
When FDR came into office, BonnieJW 19 hrs ago #33
Yes we cannot go down without a fight. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #34
Excellence republianmushroom Saturday #8
Realpolitik. Newsom is going all in - table stakes... WheelWalker Saturday #9
Like many have already said.... Blue Owl Saturday #10
Win/win for Newsom, lose/lose for Trump. chia Saturday #13
I am REALLY starting to like this guy. calimary Saturday #14
I don't like or trust Newsom, but... Random Boomer 20 hrs ago #31
Butt, butt, butt, Godot51 Saturday #16
... littlemissmartypants Saturday #18
The wave of pearl clutching Billsdaughter Saturday #19
Plus, bamagal62 21 hrs ago #29
I like when he goads the right BidenRocks Saturday #20
I have not seen those words. I like them. applegrove Saturday #22
Right on! Picaro 23 hrs ago #24
Exactly right. OLDMDDEM 22 hrs ago #25
Kick SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #26
As a citizen of the California Republic, I approve governor Newsom's approach. Magoo48 21 hrs ago #28
It would be awesome if the new nazis were beat by mockery. C Moon 15 hrs ago #35

TheProle

(3,586 posts)
1. ...
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:30 PM
Saturday

“I’m sick of these purity tests. NO CANDIDATE is perfect. Newsom may not care about homeless people or trans people but he’s the ONLY ONE hiring social media posters to ask ChatGPT to talk like Trump”

Paul F. Tompkins (@pftompkins.bsky.social) 2025-08-22T02:53:23.803Z

Abstractartist

(311 posts)
27. Another Bill Maher
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 09:49 AM
21 hrs ago

Whatever funny guy. Out of the hundreds and thousands of democrats serving in this country, just a handful are willing to put it on the line for the most important part of this country, its constituents. Gavin Newsom is one of them, certainly not Schumer, Pelosi, the majority of the senate and house democrats, so I welcome anything we can do to disrupt the bullshit being spread by the republicans and their kind.

Irish_Dem

(73,311 posts)
5. We don't know if it will work or not.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:42 PM
Saturday

But we have nothing to lose and at least we will go down swinging.

But yes I agree, I think it is effective so far.

Irish_Dem

(73,311 posts)
7. I think we should be trying a well thought out, more aggressive, clever,
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:50 PM
Saturday

hard hitting strategy and that is exactly what Newsom is doing.

About time.

And yes we need a few more plans.

We didn't win WWII by wimping out and only having one idea.

Hieronymus Phact

(647 posts)
32. Thats what advertising is...
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:52 AM
19 hrs ago

You take some established wisdom, make an educated guess, make your pitch and see if it resonates, if not try another. Rinse, repeat, until something sticks. repubs do this all the time, remember when the big scare was critical race theory? I think that didn't play as well, maybe it sounded a little too overtly racist having race explicitly spelled out, but then they switched it out to DEI, it sounds less racist, and can include trans. They seem to have settled on this being the effective angle for them. They decided that by the responses they got, Just like advertising works.

applegrove

(127,628 posts)
11. It worked for days in a row. He took some real estate
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:10 PM
Saturday

(pardon the pun) from Trump. He nicked the 'untouchable' Trump repeatedly. That is how to do it then people want to roll up their sleeves and take action daily to fight. It is not blood lust on the part of democrats but a desire for a just country and a leader who can dominate Trump that makes people 'git her done' (for 3.5 years straight). Everyone will have to be mobilized. Like WWII (that wasn't about bloodlust on the part of those fighting Hitler, it was what needed to be done and Churchill dominated and led the way).

Irish_Dem

(73,311 posts)
12. Yes we are winning short term day to day battles.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:14 PM
Saturday

And we are making a very good showing.

Whether we can defeat the evil Putin/Trump/billionaire coalition remains to be seen.

Yes many do not have the stomach for what must be done.
It brings us no pleasure to fight back brutally.
But we have no choice at this point.
And we have to do what must be done to defeat the Putin/Trump nazis.

markodochartaigh

(3,700 posts)
21. And Democratic politicians and voters
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:43 PM
Saturday

must realize that there are various groups supporting the Republicans and different tactics will work for different groups. What works on White Christian Nationalists in Oklahoma may be different from what works on techbro libertarians in Silicon Valley. And the most that we can expect against the Republican voters may be to get them to stay home on election day. And what works on those groups may be different from what engages and educates the nonvoting one third.

And that we should all support all of these tactics.

BonnieJW

(2,992 posts)
33. When FDR came into office,
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:57 AM
19 hrs ago

The main all consuming concern was the Great Depression. He told his advisors to try everything. If something doesn't work, try something else.

That's what we have to do. Nothing like this has ever happened in this country before. We have to keep trying.

WheelWalker

(9,349 posts)
9. Realpolitik. Newsom is going all in - table stakes...
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:58 PM
Saturday

He knows there is nothing to lose. Either fight back hard and fight back now or there is no electoral future for him or anyone.

Blue Owl

(57,085 posts)
10. Like many have already said....
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:03 PM
Saturday

He’s simply holding up a mirror to King Shitpants and his brigade of idiot mouth breathing MAGAmorons. It’s their own fault that these motherfuckers need to look a little closer at themselves and what they are standing for.

Random Boomer

(4,352 posts)
31. I don't like or trust Newsom, but...
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:33 AM
20 hrs ago

At this point, I don't think that matters. If he can fight effectively, he has my vote. I'm tired of Democrats losing the communications war.

Godot51

(600 posts)
16. Butt, butt, butt,
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:56 PM
Saturday

it's OK when he does it, it's not OK when you or anyone else does it.

That's why we worship him.

Billsdaughter

(36 posts)
19. The wave of pearl clutching
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:48 PM
Saturday

on the right DID NOT WORK this time.

Gavin Newsom OUR SAVIOR and his brain Camille THE BOSS Zapata & Co. unlocked LIKE NOBODY ELSE the secret to breaking Trump's ROTTING brain.

THANK YOU FOR ENJOYING THESE MATTERS!!!

BidenRocks

(2,035 posts)
20. I like when he goads the right
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
Saturday

You're so close!

You almost Have It!

Keep going!

It makes them seem above and beyond oblivious!

Magoo48

(6,583 posts)
28. As a citizen of the California Republic, I approve governor Newsom's approach.
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 10:06 AM
21 hrs ago

We are probably better served by resisting in the most creative ways we can come up with rather than criticizing people who are doing just that.

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