• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    4 hours ago

    Is he actually helping though? Or just sucking up press oxygen and adding to his own brand? What is the actual benefit of this performance?

    The thing that will stop Trump is widespread public resistance. Not likely Newsom’s tweets or whatever is going on right now.

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      Not sure. Too early to tell. What I do know is that it’s a bit of a rallying cry right now for dems/progressives. Like Mamdani is. Ride the lightning, no matter the source at this point. We need to galvanize everyone against trump. It may take any form it wishes, and we need to get behind it if we want a shot at fixing this cesspit they’ve made.

      TL;DR; He’s useful until he isn’t. Then we move on to the next thing. We need people aligned and fighting trump, whatever form that takes.

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        My concern is I live in California and he has not been a good or popular governor. While I appreciate any attempt to fight back against Trump, I think Newsom will make a bad president and this campaign is more about that than doing lasting damage to Trump.

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      3 hours ago

      Or just sucking up press oxygen and adding to his own brand?

      Clearly not. He’s using someone else’s brand.