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Stone — Mountaintop Kitchen's avatar

I’m all in on Newsom’s tactics. Holding a mirror up to the GOP and giving them a taste of their own medicine is genius.

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

So am I! I'm LOVING this!!! FIRE with FIRE!!!! Not only does it make me smile and give me hope, I KNOW Trump HATES to be MOCKED!!! Let's mock him into the ground.

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Kim Eiland's avatar

Couldn’t agree more! Keep it up! Do more!

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Kaye Houser's avatar

I think it’s great. Dems need to wake up to the new reality and stop playing nice. It is perceived by the voters as weakness.

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Xplisset's avatar

Maps move power. Memes perception.

David, this lands. Two receipts from your piece:

Redistricting counter: Newsom’s conditional plan to redraw up to five California seats if GOP states keep their gerrymanders. Translation: no more unilateral disarmament.

Attention test: the “GCN” posts mirroring Trump’s all-caps cadence with AI visuals. Your YouTube poll shows the left finds it effective, not cringe. That denies Trump a monopoly on the style that drives the cycle.

Republicans have long understood politics isn’t just governing; it’s setting conditions for who gets to govern. Maps decide representation. Memes decide who gets heard long before a vote.

Keep running these polls; they’re a real-time barometer. www.xplisset.com

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

100%!! I love this post. Thanks!

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Chris Smith's avatar

It's just what we

need expose Trump for the idiot that he is.

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Craig's avatar

It take one to know one childish name calling like you. The joke is on you oh little child brain.

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Chris Smith's avatar

Little child brain?I am devastated by that comment… Was that a attempted insult by a superior intellect?

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Carolyn Smith's avatar

Fight fire with fire. At this point fight with everything we've got and to hell with being nice.

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lorna's avatar

GAVIN NEWSOM, HOTTEST GOVERNOR IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, IS THE FIRST TO CREATE "ALL CAPS" POSTS (TIRED-TRUMP COPIES HIM). PEOPLE ARE SAYING NEWSOM'S BIG HANDS ARE THE BEST AT POSTING HIS BEAUTIFUL MEMES.

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Denni's avatar

This is great! Makes me feel hopeful and I actually smile at these posts. I haven’t smiled much in the last 6 months, so this is just awesome.

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Mary Andersen's avatar

I really appreciate Newsome's passion and his posts. Making some trouble.

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Jason Merchey's avatar

It is certainly different. I did not see it coming. I worried at first that it was childish and distracting, but if we don't have many tools in our toolbox when it comes to doing well in the midterms, then I suppose this and South Park and stuff could be effective in firing up lefties and getting more publicity going (publicity that swing voters will be influenced by in the ramp up to the midterms).

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Audrey Shaw's avatar

I think it’s a brilliant way to reach the masses of people in a culturally relevant manner. Short, sweet, comical hits in a perfectly memorable manner!

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jan's avatar

I LOVE it! Bully the bully, fight fire with flame throwers, fight ridiculous media bs with super-charged response. Way to go Mr. Newsom! Keep it up- fox's response alone makes it well worth it (along with getting good laughs all day long - and laughs are hard to come by these days).

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Carie's avatar

I'm happy for a democrat to speak UP, and if he's rocking the boat, I like it even more. Where are the rest of them? Giving more money to Israel to kill Palestinians.

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Kelly O's avatar

GCN's posts and memes are hilarious and I am fucking here for it. Do. Not. Stop.

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Janssen's avatar
2dEdited

Already subscribed to your YouTube account and from the beginning I’m for the strategies you mention in The Echo Machine. Governor Newsom has the right energy!

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Nancy Johnston's avatar

So proud of how my governor is standing up right now. Thank you David for this awesome interview. I also love how he mentions all of the others standing up.

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Paul Wilson's avatar

I'm all in for Newsome; it's beyond being the oft-repeated, collective battle cry "somebody should do something," it would seem he is doing his best to "do something."

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Agenius's avatar

.. well when u make the argument that way, I'd have to agree 🤔😅.. I expect these strategies will work for Newsom a whole lot better than interviewing sideshow clowns like Charlie Kirk, & as a result, he'll double down on it 🧐😅

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