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https://newsfromunderground.substack.com/p/if-newsom-wants-the-white-house-heSnip
Imagine the governor of Californiasurrounded by National Guard troops and riot policewalking into a crowd of peaceful protesters holding an American flag. Not flanked by aides. Not behind a podium. There with the people. Present. Daring the system to turn its power on him the way it has on so many others.
That kind of act wouldnt just make headlinesit would send a shockwave through the political landscape. It would show voters that Newsom understands what this moment demands: not calculation, but courage. Not spin, but solidarity.
Heres the truthhis 2028 hopes have lost steam. The base isnt inspired by slick media appearances or performative sparring sessions. They want someone who shows up. Someone whos willing to bleed, metaphorically or otherwise, for the people they claim to lead.
This is Newsoms stateand Trump is invading it. These are his people. And if he wants to lead a nation, this is the test. Walk into the crowd. Face the cameras. Dare them to arrest you.
Thats not political theater. Thats how presidents are born.

Response to GigiLeigh (Original post)
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Hekate
(98,009 posts)Skittles
(164,751 posts)
Silent Type
(9,873 posts)Hekate
(98,009 posts)By the way, Rachel Maddow does a sterling job of reporting how much effect Indivisible and others are having. Shes on tonight at 6:00 pm Pacific/9:00 pm Eastern get back to me.
Skittles
(164,751 posts)
Silent Type
(9,873 posts)Skittles
(164,751 posts)this is about DEMOCRACY FOR ALL, not just MIGRANTS
Silent Type
(9,873 posts)Skittles
(164,751 posts)*OVER AND OUT*
Silent Type
(9,873 posts)Would you like to bet on whether trumps approval tanks, rating stays the same, or increases? Ill take latter.
Hekate
(98,009 posts)Trump & enablers are hell-bent on violence, and they refuse to be diverted. Any ideas?
Oh, and watch Rachel Maddow tonight on MSNBC shell be covering the effect the protest movement is having, as she always does.
Silent Type
(9,873 posts)Would you like to bet on whether trumps approval tanks, rating stays the same or increases? Ill take latter.
Torchlight
(4,785 posts)trump's agenda is in play regardless of the behavior of protestors. They could sing kumbayah or strap on heavy weapons, either way, trump is going tp dp what he's ging to do... with or without editorials.
Cirsium
(2,625 posts)Supposedly the ones we care about??
So, don't resist authoritarianism because that causes authoritarianism?
The right wingers sure have people cowed.
msongs
(71,378 posts)Kaleva
(39,483 posts)bucolic_frolic
(50,743 posts)Newsom came a long way today. He'll be sure of the ground he stands on before he acts.
BannonsLiver
(19,248 posts)DinahMoeHum
(22,967 posts). . .just sayin'. . .
Hekate
(98,009 posts)For 15 minutes of your time, you can hear it here
"Tom, arrest me. Let's go." Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/gov-newsom-tells-president-trump-to-stand-down-amid-l-a-protests-241152581707
Basso8vb
(1,094 posts)Hekate
(98,009 posts)BannonsLiver
(19,248 posts)Cuthbert Allgood
(5,259 posts)Primary among them is his move to the center. Is that MAGA convincing me he's not left enough for me? Because they all seem to think he's a commie.
IcyPeas
(23,679 posts)madville
(7,745 posts)Hes supposed to surround himself with the very riot police and guardsmen that the protesters are sparring with and go mingle with the protesters? That wont work out well lol.
Newsom isnt going anywhere near those protests. I could see maybe a coordinated press conference with some of the protest leaders. He doesnt have that dog in him to go into an uncontrolled crowd of regular people like that.
maxsolomon
(36,631 posts)Name one who was "born" that by joining a protest crowd, Evan Fields. It wasn't Obama.
ITAL
(1,054 posts)I can't think of a single instance where someone who led a massive protest used that to catapult their way to the White House. I mean....maybe George Washington since he led the revolutionary army, but that's all I got.
SocialDemocrat61
(4,772 posts)who never ran a campaign or even for an elected official. Like they have any credibility.
Pris
(127 posts)We are a failing democracy partly because of low numbers of women in elected office,
Let's change that:
Where is Governor Whitmer who changed her states legislature from red to blue? She needs to be speaking. President hopefuls need moments. This is her moment.
Where is Senator Klobuchar who keeps getting reelected in a needed swing state. She needs to be speaking. President hopefuls need moments. This is her moment.
ancianita
(40,591 posts)Personally, I'm hoping to vote for a Newsom-Pritzker ticket.
flashman13
(1,254 posts)My thoughts have also leaned toward, where are our congress people? Say you want our votes? You want your seat? You want to be a leader? Then get out there and lead.
And public personages need to start stepping up as well.
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elleng
(139,685 posts)Maybe he's just interested in serving as Cal Governor.
Polybius
(20,162 posts)