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Newsom is not a good choice, they tried to recall him with merit, it didn't fail because he was a good candidate, it failed because half the people trying to recall him were doing it because MAGA and his biggest opponent was a wacko that dragged a bear across the state as a PR stunt. After that recall failed he pushed a bunch of liberal programs and policies he's been fighting to get a good name.
He is not a good candidate he will do whatever he thinks will garner support, yes that means in some cases he passes things beneficial, but he doesn't care. You stop being an important enough voting block and he'll drop those promises like a hot potato.
We have a Californian RFKJr.? Or was the bear alive?
it was alive, it was a bear actor he hired. He campaigned across the state with the bear, talking about how manly and strong the was. Alot of people did not appreciate metaphorically dragging the bear across the state.
Yeah, we've been kinda disrespectful to bears in general in this state. Heck the one we put on the flag looks terrified.
He's also extinct...so....there's that as well
My problem is he shows a willingness to betray transpeople. I don't even think we'd get our passports back if h3 was elected
I might just be really jaded, but that's exactly what I want. A key thing being that they aren't doing it for the owner class. I want them to look at what the average person is actually asking for and do that. I don't care if they actually like it.
Edit: to be clear, I don't like this man. If you can't tell, the "... that they aren't doing it for the owner class" part rules him out. An almost perfect candidate, in my opinion, would be one who listens to the people exclusively. This would mean they support progressive policies, and they change with the times. Isn't that what we want?
Yeah, that's where it falls apart.