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SocialDemocrat61

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25. I love these armchair strategists

Reply to GigiLeigh (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 07:03 PM

Jun 9

who never ran a campaign or even for an elected official. Like they have any credibility.

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If Newsom Wants the White House, He Needs to Show Up in the Streets [View all] GigiLeigh Jun 9 OP

+1. He needs to stand in front of protesters and say they are not helping. But he won't. Silent Type Jun 9 #1

How are the protestors not helping? I need to know before I show up for No Kings Day. Hekate Jun 9 #5

he is "the silent type" Skittles Jun 9 #6

Because more migrants will be deported. It's not helping the people we supposedly care about. Silent Type Jun 9 #9

Why will "more migrants" be deported because of us? Stephen Miller's daily quota is already 3,000 Hekate Jun 9 #18

right, we need to BEHAVE while fascism takes over Skittles Jun 9 #8

Don't need to make things worse for migrants, supposedly the ones we care about. Silent Type Jun 9 #11

protesting fascism is ESSENTIAL Skittles Jun 9 #14

Protecting migrants is what is important to me. This hurts them. Silent Type Jun 9 #16

HISTORY SHOWS OTHERWISE Skittles Jun 9 #19

Disagree, in this case. Migrants are in a worse position. Silent Type Jun 9 #21

You've obviously got your opinions & are sticking to them. But facts are stubborn things too. Hekate Jun 9 #20

Yeah, I'm a 50501 type protester, not one that plays into trump and his henchmen's plan. Silent Type Jun 9 #24

I don't see any evidence that it is in fact, making anything worse than it is. Torchlight Jun 9 #26

What? Cirsium Jun 9 #34

the world is full of needs, people telling other people what to do. like..republicans do nt msongs Jun 9 #2

I'm not going so I won't be telling others what to do. Kaleva Jun 9 #3

Nice how America expects instant solutions. bucolic_frolic Jun 9 #4

He's doing just fine. BannonsLiver Jun 9 #7

Dead martyrs don't make good POTUS candidates. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 9 #10

My gov. has already dared Homan to come get him & to keep his hands off 4 year old girls Hekate Jun 9 #12

Continuing to pile on Newsom just like MAGA wants us to do. Basso8vb Jun 9 #13

Oh, you noticed that too? It's seriously tiring. Hekate Jun 9 #22

He dared to say something out loud more than 70 percent of Dems agree with a few months ago. BannonsLiver Jun 9 #27

I dislike Newsom for a lot of reasons that MAGA doesn't. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 9 #30

Newsom PLUS every other democratic governor and congress person. IcyPeas Jun 9 #15

Doesn't make any sense madville Jun 9 #17

"That's how presidents are born"? maxsolomon Jun 9 #23

That's kind of what I was thinking ITAL Jun 9 #32

I love these armchair strategists SocialDemocrat61 Jun 9 #25

Let's create pathways fro women to be president Pris Jun 9 #28

Nope, not really how presidents are born. No matter what he does, if he runs he's got mine & the Democratic Party vote. ancianita Jun 9 #29

For what it's worth, I have been thinking along these lines for several days. flashman13 Jun 9 #31

Who says Newscom is interested in the Presidency? elleng Jun 9 #33

Can't tell if that's sarcasm or not Polybius Jun 9 #35