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I don't want him to run, I'll take Gavin Newsom or AOC. Is that better?
No one has reminded me more of Bill Clinton than Gavin Newsom.
Newsom’s role in providing marriage licenses for same sex couples in defiance of his political advisors, conventional wisdom, and the completely predictable government reaction demonstrates for me a person willing to make challenging decisions on the basis of what is right.
No politician will ever line up 100% with what we want, and politics is a messy business. But I think that Newsom took positions that a more political politician like Clinton (defense of marriage act, don’t ask don’t tell) wouldn’t touch.
I like Gavin Newsom. I’m not here to throw shade.
Providing the licenses was easy. He was the mayor of San Fran and had the vision enough to know it was a long game winner. That should not take away from what he did. He did it when he did it and he deserves credit.
But this dude was also married to Kim Guilfoyle. He’s a climber and always has been. That’s not really a knock per se, but boy his political cutout sure looks like what Bill Clinton looked like way back when.
He’s a sharp dude. He’s also a dirty bastard that will be unpredictable.
A snake in the grass?
You love him when he’s your snake, but there’s always a chance he’ll bite you.
They do seem better to me. But they're not running. My state's Democratic party isn't having a primary for president. So I might vote in the Republican primary instead.
The DNC as an organization is refusing to consider anyone else.
Which is hilarious. They simply can’t abide their own charter. Ooops.
The state Democratic parties are all free to include presidential candidates on their primary ballots. The DNC is just using funding as a cudgel about it.