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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Best we can do is Gavin Newsom. Democratic leadership is brain dead ATM.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

He can probably win pretty easily. I'll take it.

This isn't the fucking time to let perfect be the enemy of good enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Newsom isn't even liked in his home state. Republicans wont ever vote for a Democrat, and he's had a long history of "Rules for thee, not for me." Plus his mishandling of homeless issues, his platforming of right wing grifters on his podcast, and just general insufferable way of handling most issues is a turn off for anyone with compassion.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Newsome would absolutely lose.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

He's insufferable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Newsom is good enough like Biden was good enough in 2020. Everyone is learning the wrong lessons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Due to COVID and a mass push for mail-in voting. If COVID wasn't a thing, Biden probably would have lost.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago

Fuck you. Gimme Pritzker. He'd mop the floor with anything the GOP puts up.