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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On the economy, a critical vulnerability for Biden and Democrats, Newsom offered a credible defense of the president’s economic policies and did so in a convincing way that Biden has been unable to do

the wisdom of not pretending that there's no inflation because the 'quarterly year on year adjusted for vibes times feelings by hopes and dreams index' said so

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Omg I love demolishing homeless camps thank you Newsom!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

The real problem is that we're not doing that on a federal scale enough

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I thought it was the people's Democratic party? Isn't that what democracy looks like, when the people use their electoral power to define policy? You mean to tell me it doesn't work this way? hillary-apartment

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Moreover, Newsom agreed with DeSantis that the border is an issue while defending Biden’s border policy, even pointing out that it’s actually Republicans in the House who are holding up the president’s request for funding to hire more border agents.
And on foreign policy, Newsom pulled no punches condemning Hamas and supporting Israel, at a time when progressives in his party are demanding that Biden abandon Israel and call for a ceasefire.

one paragraph later...

Taken together, Newsom’s ability to defend Democrats’ spend-heavy economic policy, criticize the GOP’s position on abortion and advocate for a moderate approach on the border and foreign policy is a more politically advantageous strategy than Democrats’ current tactics of increasingly far-left positions.

fortress USA and open genocide: the moderate's approach.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

His China policy could potentially be better than the majority of Dems. That's the only real positive I can think of.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

I can't imagine a more appropriate face for the Democratic Party