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The poll indicates support for the more aggressive position Newsom has taken in standing up to Donald Trump, particularly over a plan by Republicans in Texas to redraw their state's congressional seat map in the hopes of winning more seats in midterm elections next year.

The battle to become the 2028 presidential election candidate will likely set the new direction for the Democratic Party as it struggles with net favorability at what one recent poll showed to be a three-year low. Newsom has not formally announced his candidacy.

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[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 19 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I am very willing to debate this leading up to and during the primaries, but once those are done I am going to vote against the GOP no matter who is on the ballot.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

I'm with you 100% on that. If Newsom is on the ballot, he'll get my vote.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Why would they care about anything you want if you're going to vote for them no matter what?

In case you haven't noticed, the people who show up year after year and engage with the party are the ones who get their policies. If you demonstrate you're feckless and undependable, politicians will rightly surmise that there's no point even trying to please you because you don't show up when it matters.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You can make your case against Newsom during the primary.

If Democrats generally agree with you, then someone else will be nominated. If Democrats generally disagree with you, then why would you expect them to do what you want?

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If people were willing to withhold their vote and not vote dem, then the dems wouldn't be able to ride roughshod over labor issues the way they do now.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If people really wanted Dems to prioritize labor issues, then Dems who prioritized labor issues would win primaries.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

oh dear... no they wouldn't. You're living in a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, the system is rigged against labor issues. Look at the ratfucking bernie got and he was a compromiye candidate.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Nonsense. Bernie lost because he is unpopular among Black voters. And polls consistently show that Democratic voters prioritize other issues over labor.

[–] piefood@feddit.online 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Them: "The Democrats keep lying to us and screwing us over, WTF?!?"

Me: "Well, you keep announcing that you will vote for them, even though they keep doing that, right?"

Them: "Yes, but I can't figure out why keep lying to us and screwing us over"

Me: "..."

Right?? This is what voting Kamala got them and she lost, imagine the candidate after newsom if he won... Probably Liz Cheney