Most people here will probably hold their nose and vote for newsom. However, since 2000 that strategy has only worked in 1 of the 6 elections that have taken place.

Running a campaign on changing things however has won 4 of the elections. 66% of presidents in the last 24 years that campaigned on mixing up DC etc have won.

If I said Gavin Newsom has a 17% chance of winning the general election in 2028 and thats the best dems have, would you bet on those odds?

And this is assuming no republican fuckery occurs. The reality is we need somebody can be as popular as Obama so there is no way to fuck with the election but who is also willing to fight fascists tooth and nail. Newsom isnt it. What we need is people to realize this and find that person who can fix this.