he's given up on running for president, he's termed out in california, so now he's letting his hair down for everyone to see who he's really been under his thin persona.
Hope he's shedding staff and donors over this. In a sea of goofy fecklessness, this is actively harmful and a gross abuse of one's public platform. This is worse than not learning anything about how modern media works, it's giving in to the right's media ecosystem.
It's really hard to wrap your head around, but the only thing that makes sense to me from his perspective is that he's decided he'd rather be a pundit till he croaks than run for president in a Democratic primary.
A darker alternative is that he thinks the future is a Vichy version of the Democratic Party so he's trying to position himself as a Trump-world-friendly liberal.
And a simpler explanation is that he's just extremely venal and can't think more than one step ahead about anything.
I think you're on to something, and it's the same with Adams in NYC. Both these dudes think if they are one of the "good ones", that'll be the focal point of "opposition" as everyone would funnel towards those two as they got Trump's war and favor. "If you want something done, come through me"
He built his brand on the back of Harvey Milk using civil disobedience in support of LGBTQ+ folks back when it was profitable. (Many knew this, but at least he contributed material good.) Now it's not and he knows he needs to do a hard brand pivot. He is, and has always been, a grifter.
Just imaging Newsom being super polite, cordial and joking with criminal Bannon — not just platforming but normalizing Bannon as “acceptable” in the public discourse.
Is this Newsom idiot 3D chess: Bannon hates Musk and enemy of my enemy is …? Even that doesn’t make this acceptable.
can you imagine a Republican pounding their chest about being "open to criticism"?? It's not the dumbest thing about this podcast, but it is laughable. So is he going to invite someone on the far left on to critique him, or is this just a "The Right-Wing Has Some Great Ideas" cast?
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I know he's an ambitious shallow person, but this is a career killer.
What is he thinking???
He’s simply clarifying in case it was unclear.
I think he's blown it to high heaven, whatever he does from now on.
Fucking resign! You world historic dipshit! You absolute oathbreaking goon! @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
And a simpler explanation is that he's just extremely venal and can't think more than one step ahead about anything.
Is this Newsom idiot 3D chess: Bannon hates Musk and enemy of my enemy is …? Even that doesn’t make this acceptable.