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3. Can't say at this point whether that's right or wrong AS FAR AS winning some states we need in 2028. I hate

Reply to Shipwack (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 10:49 PM

2 hrs ago

we are in the position that some candidates— not just Newsom — believe the same thing. It’s sad, but plenty of election postmortems said the same.

There are places like NYC who will laugh at his “woke” awakening, but other places where it might make a 5% difference over next few years.

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Gov Newsome triangulating again. [View all] Shipwack 2 hrs ago OP

WTF is "culturally normal?" leftstreet 2 hrs ago #1

I think he's saying we need better messaging to get our values out..more on point Deuxcents 2 hrs ago #2

Can't say at this point whether that's right or wrong AS FAR AS winning some states we need in 2028. I hate Silent Type 2 hrs ago #3

He's swinging to the center way too soon Blasphemer 2 hrs ago #4

Ok. What is culturally normal? Raven123 2 hrs ago #5

First, please spell his name right. usonian 2 hrs ago #6

I see his point Justice Brandeis 2 hrs ago #7

Exactly the point. We don't have to shove people's noses Bluetus 1 hr ago #8

Most of those things aren't even popular among Democrats gulliver 1 hr ago #11

N E W S O M Skittles 1 hr ago #9

*WE* have to be less judgmental??? Skittles 1 hr ago #10

We have to do whatever we need to win JI7 1 min ago #12

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