I would only support Gavin Newsom’s candidacy if he became homeless for a few years and demonstrated personal growth and a capacity for empathy from the experience.
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I’m exaggerating, but it’d take a lot for me to become convinced he is a suitable candidate in our dire situation.
I’d settle for him not being a major shareholder for the power utility that he’s supposed to be protecting his citizens from. In completely unrelated news, we pay the highest energy prices on planet earth. What a coincidence.
Best he can do is Starting from Zero and becoming a millionaire in a year to show you anyone can do it (as long as they have a clean bill of health and a college education and connections from their time in office and…)
As I recall, the one guy that tried to do that used personal connections he had made before “giving up all his wealth”, and he still couldn’t make it a year because it was affecting his health or something.
At this point in time, I feel it’d be healthy for us to be expressing what policies we’d like to see a candidate supporting instead of giving a moderate (with effectively no vision for a more desirable future) our support by default.
I would only support Gavin Newsom’s candidacy if he became homeless for a few years and demonstrated personal growth and a capacity for empathy from the experience.
spoiler
I’m exaggerating, but it’d take a lot for me to become convinced he is a suitable candidate in our dire situation.
I’d settle for him not being a major shareholder for the power utility that he’s supposed to be protecting his citizens from. In completely unrelated news, we pay the highest energy prices on planet earth. What a coincidence.
Yeah I’m not convinced of Newsom either. Don’t think he’s really shown that he’s free of corporate interests and will fight for the working class.
Best he can do is Starting from Zero and becoming a millionaire in a year to show you anyone can do it (as long as they have a clean bill of health and a college education and connections from their time in office and…)
“See!? It’s easy, the American Dream™ is alive and well!”
As I recall, the one guy that tried to do that used personal connections he had made before “giving up all his wealth”, and he still couldn’t make it a year because it was affecting his health or something.
So unless there is a perfect Democrat candidate you prefer letting Trump have his third term?
It isn’t a “purity test” to ask for better policies. But don’t worry, I’m sure most Americans will pick the candidate that is chosen for them.
At this point in time, I feel it’d be healthy for us to be expressing what policies we’d like to see a candidate supporting instead of giving a moderate (with effectively no vision for a more desirable future) our support by default.