Newsom suggests ‘gaslighting’ voters damaged the Democratic Party
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) continued his reflection on the Democratic Party’s loss in the 2024 election cycle on Wednesday, suggesting the party's “gaslighting” of voters on multiple issues seriously hurt its reputation.
Throughout former President Joe Biden's presidency, many Democrats were adamant that he was fit to continue serving another four years, pushing back against videos that raised concerns over the president’s mental acuity. These concerns, however, were magnified by Biden’s presidential debate performance against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in June 2024, which Newsom reflected on how there were massive discussions within the party just 30 minutes into the debate.
In discussing the predicament the Democratic Party is now in, Newsom asked “what are the lessons learned” to authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.
“I’ve had strong opinions about where I think our party is right now in terms of just truth and trust, this sense that we weren’t being truthful, that’s a perception that we were gaslighting the American people,” Newsom explained on his podcast, This is Gavin Newsom. “They don’t trust us on issues and policies and the ability to deliver, and if you’re not winning on truth and trust, that’s a brand that, as I’ve said and I’ve gotten a lot of blowback for it, is a bit toxic at the moment.”
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