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53. I want Pete Buttigieg as the future leader of the Dems

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:00 PM

Mar 29

And a lot of people would counter with Gavin Newsom as the better candidate. Well, that's one less obstacle for Pete now!

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California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is 'Toxic' [View all] Polybius Mar 29 OP

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #1

What the hell Traildogbob Mar 29 #4

Becoming a Repug at warp speed... red alert! red alert! NotHardly Mar 29 #58

Could he even get re-elected Governor if he was eligible?! Somehow I doubt it. InAbLuEsTaTe Tuesday #133

Oh come on Polybius Mar 29 #9

Perhaps you haven't noticed... Think. Again. Mar 29 #11

Yes, I'm not disagreeing with that Polybius Mar 29 #12

"He's far from a Nazi." LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #76

I have no idea who that is Polybius Sunday #88

That's Charlie Kirk. LudwigPastorius Sunday #93

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #86

I can't believe the amout of people calling Gavin a Nazi in this thread Polybius Sunday #89

collaborator? A Vichy Democrat? /nt thought crime Sunday #99

Nixon Was Fascism 1.0 -- Bush & Bush Was Fascism 2.0 MayReasonRule Mar 29 #29

Nixon was a criminal Polybius Mar 29 #45

History Demonstrates That Silence Is Complicity MayReasonRule Mar 29 #47

I wouldn't call them Nazis either... I'd call them fucking Nazis!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #79

Yeah sure Polybius Sunday #90

MAGA is worse Cirsium Mar 29 #85

Oh Gavin, Democrats want to inflict universal healthcare on population Walleye Mar 29 #2

He's done that and more in his career. ificandream Mar 29 #36

Gavin was sposed to be a "Super Pol." I liked him but he's now holdin the back of the line of potential 2028 candidates. InAbLuEsTaTe Tuesday #132

What is toxic is having been married UpInArms Mar 29 #3

I second this. FalloutShelter Mar 29 #19

If you mean Guilfoyle, she was a liberal before she turned stupid. ificandream Mar 29 #37

Nah ... UpInArms Mar 29 #50

And he cheated on her madville Mar 29 #67

BS! Sorry not sorry Granny Blue Monday #128

I know I'm done with him... ZERO chance he gets the 2028 nomination, at least not for the Democratic Party!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #82

Agree....that fucker is toast. He just DeSantis's himself AND much faster. Bengus81 Sunday #102

welp, so much for thinking things would be better here in CA FirstLight Mar 29 #5

Oh!!!!!the Gargoyle toxins got him Traildogbob Mar 29 #6

If you poll people subjected to propaganda BootinUp Mar 29 #7

Wait, wut? no_hypocrisy Mar 29 #8

That's not what he's saying. It's the public's attitude toward the party he's talking about. ificandream Mar 29 #38

That's stile over substance. no_hypocrisy Mar 29 #40

Bernie Sanders isn't a Dem. maxsolomon Monday #124

Wow, has he misread the room! highplainsdem Mar 29 #10

That's a major understatement!! Watch for Newsom backpedal in 3... 2... 1... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #81

Big mistake, Gav. ms liberty Mar 29 #13

On edit..Charlie Kirk was his second big mistake. First was raising the flags Bengus81 Sunday #103

Jeez. He can't stop shooting himself in the foot these days, can he? Scrivener7 Mar 29 #14

It's crazy... why throw your base under a bus?! Makes no sense!! InAbLuEsTaTe Monday #115

Our leaders, if they were smart, would be speaking of nothing but our strengths. Scrivener7 Monday #117

Why? For the 30 peices of silver, of course Granny Blue Monday #127

Showing his true colors Blue Full Moon Mar 29 #15

Guilty. I don't consort with nazis. CountMyVote4Reality Mar 29 #16

No comment. 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 29 #17

Gavin Newsom's messaging is toxic Quiet Em Mar 29 #18

i am so disgusted by my governor kimbutgar Mar 29 #20

So you do a poll about Democratic Party favorability House of Roberts Mar 29 #21

...and the solution, of course, is to "move to the center"... regnaD kciN Mar 29 #30

Appeal to bigots and theocrats and it will become toxic to me. Solly Mack Mar 29 #22

Gavin, Gavin, Gavin. You've just cut your political throat, you aging pretty boy, you. hedda_foil Mar 29 #23

Agreed, the only way I'd vote for him at this point is if he pulls off a MIRACLE to become our party's nominee in 2028. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #84

It's only toxic because of people like Newsom Nigrum Cattus Mar 29 #24

Bullshit. kacekwl Mar 29 #25

Not sure about this. I'll wait until Californians decide. bluestarone Mar 29 #26

Yay! More trans bashing. Oneironaut Mar 29 #27

I hope that I will be n the majority Lifeafter70 Mar 29 #83

And just like that...Poof! Zorro Mar 29 #28

As a Californian, I'm disappointed. Appeasement is not the way forward; resistance is the way forward. Magoo48 Mar 29 #31

Gavin Newsom is a "Toxic Sellout". I expect him to announce he is a Repug any day now. flashman13 Mar 29 #32

He might but MAGOTS won't vote for him......... Bengus81 Sunday #106

You are absolutely right that MAGAts won't vote for him. flashman13 Sunday #112

I think the press needs to stop taking his comments out of context. ificandream Mar 29 #33

NYT has a long history of attacking dems GoreWon2000 Mar 29 #72

True journalism is not a fan club. ificandream Mar 29 #75

NYT has long ignored actual facts GoreWon2000 Monday #121

Name one. ificandream Monday #122

W's claim that he was a "compassionate conservative" GoreWon2000 Monday #123

If Bush was actually quoted as saying it, the Times is likely to report it. There's nothing wrong there. ificandream Monday #125

Gore was attacked for Granny Blue Tuesday #129

I agree about Gore over Bush would have been better. ificandream Tuesday #130

"Lockbox" was the big joke on SNL, for late night comics. betsuni Tuesday #131

What are you reading now? ificandream Thursday #135

You couldn't be more wrong GoreWon2000 Wednesday #134

"The Democratic brand is TOXIC" is a quote from him. Not taken out of context. Bengus81 Sunday #108

He met with poo poo king just before he changed course. GreenWave Mar 29 #34

Yeah. Did he get Lindsay Grahamed? LuvLoogie Mar 29 #35

I guess he's joining Fetterman now, Butterflylady Mar 29 #39

He's toxic wryter2000 Mar 29 #41

People hate Democrats more than open fascists. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 29 #42

Nope, what they hate are women. efhmc Mar 29 #55

I believe that it is the relentless right wing hate media since the mid '80's Tumbulu Mar 29 #69

Harris lost by 2M votes out of 152 MILLION cast. The Dem brand is not toxic Bengus81 Sunday #111

I read a title from a post that said he found common ground with Charlie Kirk.... wolfie001 Mar 29 #43

Gleeful Prairie Gates Mar 29 #44

FIFY Ray Bruns Mar 29 #46

I hate to say it, but I can't argue with the general conclusion. snot Mar 29 #48

Democrats are only mad at the party for not fighting back Ritabert Mar 29 #49

Exactly GoreWon2000 Mar 29 #71

This. BlueKota Monday #126

Not to me DownriverDem Mar 29 #51

I wonder what it costs to buy a US governor? Irish_Dem Mar 29 #52

I want Pete Buttigieg as the future leader of the Dems True Dough Mar 29 #53

Pete over Newsom is a no brainer!! InAbLuEsTaTe Monday #118

Glad to see that DU administrators seem to be loosening up on Newsom critiques. Paladin Mar 29 #54

It costs way too much to live in Calif. CountAllVotes Mar 29 #56

Depends how you say it Polybius Mar 29 #59

He is Moving to the Right PCB66 Mar 29 #57

I believe the coined term is "triangulation". LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #80

I'd like some specific examples of this "talking down to" and judgementalism that isn't equally egregious on the right SpankMe Mar 29 #60

Maybe we should be polling college students and high school students. This will tell you what the mood Pisces Mar 29 #61

The Newsome Brand is becoming toxic IbogaProject Mar 29 #62

No, it wasn't. Don't think like a Republican. travelingthrulife Monday #120

And I thought him playing patty cake with Kirk was disgusting. Phoenix61 Mar 29 #63

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #64

Huh, what? Dems just need better MEMES and EMOJIS ! nt Exp Mar 29 #65

I would Rebl2 Mar 29 #66

What a pathetic sob he turned out to be. ananda Mar 29 #68

Guy who married Guilfolye says what? Wild blueberry Mar 29 #70

Why post something like this? It does not help Democrats at all and it just feeds the trolls that hate them. cstanleytech Mar 29 #73

Excuse me? Polybius Mar 29 #74

I'm confused, not angry. There is a difference in case you were unaware. cstanleytech Sunday #95

Both aren't good reasons to be against the posting Polybius Sunday #96

I get your concern but this needs to be discussed ificandream Mar 29 #77

"He criticized Democrats for...resorting to 'cancel culture' to ostracize people whose views they find abhorrent." LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #78

Cancel culture was just a 2020-2021 bizarre faze, and the left has abandoned it Polybius Sunday #91

I don't think Cancel Culture was ever real tbh. Oneironaut Sunday #97

All this says to me is Newsom is a selfish asshole tulipsandroses Mar 29 #87

Same as Bernie Sanders saying candidates should run as Independents but for different reasons. betsuni Sunday #92

I've supported Newsom .... Bread and Circuses Sunday #94

Republicans are good at finding the most unpopular policies supported by some Democrats and then painting them as key andym Sunday #98

Glad I learned way,way early that this asshat is NO Democrat. But now that the cat is Bengus81 Sunday #100

What has become toxic... AntiFascist Sunday #101

Sounds serious Torchlight Sunday #104

Life in la la land struggle4progress Sunday #105

Why do I bet he runs third party and gets the Republican installed again the next time? Vinca Sunday #107

I doubt he'd play that second fiddle role. He wants the top slot in a party that could win Bengus81 Sunday #109

I think his next move Keepthesoulalive Sunday #110

I really wonder if his next move is even related to Democratic politics cadoman Monday #116

I just can't with him JustAnotherGen Sunday #113

Senator Murphy wrote something similar in the Atlantic andym Sunday #114

It's like this thread aspired to prove his point Sympthsical Monday #119

no, not really Skittles Thursday #136