Gavin Newsom punches GOP to Democratic applause

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 Gavin Newsom punches GOP to Democratic applause
by Amie Parnes - 07/08/22 6:00 AM ET

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a bold, in-your-face ad in Florida this week, Democrats thirsty for an aggressive voice in their party began to take notice. 

“Democrats have been wanting someone who is willing to proactively throw a punch or two at Republicans and we haven’t seen much of that from the White House or other Democratic leaders lately,” said one top donor in the party. “It was somewhat refreshing.”

The spot, which aired on Fox News programming across Florida on Monday, went after former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the conservative culture of the Sunshine State. 

The ad was aimed at hitting Republicans, but it got the attention of Democrats who are worried about who could take on Trump or DeSantis — two likely prospects for the Republican presidential nomination — in 2024 if President Biden chooses not to seek a second term.

It was particularly resonant in taking on DeSantis in his home state of Florida, which has been tilting toward the GOP but was won twice by former President Obama. 

“It’s Independence Day, so let’s talk about what’s going on it America,” Newsom says in the ad. “Freedom, it’s under attack in your state. Republican leaders, they’re banning books, making it harder to vote, restricting speech in classrooms, even criminalizing women and doctors.”

“I urge all of you living in Florida to join the fight, or join us in California, where we still believe in freedom — freedom of speech, freedom to choose, freedom from hate and the freedom to love,” he concludes.   

Newsom’s punch might have been particularly welcome to Democrats given the rough year they are having.

The party is facing the prospect of losing control of the House and possibly the Senate amid sky-high inflation and plummeting approval ratings for Biden. 

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[Kamaji]

[cato potatoe]

This guy is going to make a horrible president ... maybe the final president while the country is still in tact.  Using raw numbers to domineer a regional culture is the fast track to dissolution.

[DefiantMassRINO]

It's interesting how the usual Liberal Dems suspects think all Republicans are FoxNews lemmings.

Some of us like to think independently and still hold a grudge for their kid gloves treament of the Bush '43 administration.

Fiscal discipline? Nope.
Smaller Government? Nope.
Freedom from keynesian economics? Nope.
Refrain from Nation Building? Nope.
Constitutionally-faithful government? Nope.

For us Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Patrick Buchanan Republicans, Bush '43 was the Manchurian Candidate of Conservatism.

[Kamaji]

It's interesting how the usual Liberal Dems suspects think all Republicans are FoxNews lemmings.

Some of us like to think independently and still hold a grudge for their kid gloves treament of the Bush '43 administration.

Fiscal discipline? Nope.
Smaller Government? Nope.
Freedom from keynesian economics? Nope.
Refrain from Nation Building? Nope.
Constitutionally-faithful government? Nope.

For us Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Patrick Buchanan Republicans, Bush '43 was the Manchurian Candidate of Conservatism.

Yup.  Haven't watched Fox News in years.

[GtHawk]

California is already overrun with liberal socialist wankers, effectively creating a one party socialist state, and Noisome is telling, no inviting, the worst of Florida's socialists to move to California 'for freedom'. Freedom for who? Not California's taxpayers, if Noisome thinks these basement dwelling losers are going to bring back some of the tax base the state has lost to Florida, Texas, Idaho, etc. he's insane because the money they have is not taxable income when it's leeched from mommy and daddy.

Not he only winners here will be the residents of Florida, especially conservatives if Noisome's bullshit actually gets socialist democrats to leave Florida for California. It's not like more socialist voters coming to California will make one damn bit of difference in the socialist monopoly.