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TheProle

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Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:30 PM

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â€œIâ€™m sick of these purity tests. NO CANDIDATE is perfect. Newsom may not care about homeless people or trans people but heâ€™s the ONLY ONE hiring social media posters to ask ChatGPT to talk like Trumpâ€
— Paul F. Tompkins (@pftompkins.bsky.social) 2025-08-22T02:53:23.803Z

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Newsom hits back at critics: [View all] applegrove Saturday OP

... TheProle Saturday #1

Not funny MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #15

Well that settles it for me. BannonsLiver Saturday #23

Another Bill Maher Abstractartist Sunday #27

Hey.........BRAVO popsdenver Sunday #36

Thank you... I'm not very happy with our leaders Abstractartist 15 hrs ago #37

Not caring about homeless people aocommunalpunch Sunday #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 Sunday #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 Sunday #33

Yes we cannot go down without a fight. Irish_Dem Sunday #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 Sunday #31

Butt, butt, butt, Godot51 Saturday #16

... littlemissmartypants Saturday #18

The wave of pearl clutching Billsdaughter Saturday #19

Plus, bamagal62 Sunday #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 Sunday #24

Exactly right. OLDMDDEM Sunday #25

Kick SheltieLover Sunday #26

As a citizen of the California Republic, I approve governor Newsom's approach. Magoo48 Sunday #28

It would be awesome if the new nazis were beat by mockery. C Moon Sunday #35