This is what made me write the "Fandom" post.

Newsom's been all over my social media feeds giving it back to Trump and the Republicans, but in the mainstream media...crickets.

Until today.

Today the "Times," Politico, Yahoo and more got on board.

But the account he's posting from still only has 430,000 X(Twitter) followers. But I don't blame Newsom, I BLAME THE DEMOCRATS! Who've demonized social media to the point where it's a crime to be on it. Whereas voters eat this stuff up. Young voters. But the Democratic party is controlled by oldsters who can't be attacked, for if you do so it's AGEISM! Forget that Biden was losing his marbles, HE WAS TOO DAMN OLD! Nobody wants a president who's 86...it's unfathomable.

But whenever I wrote that my inbox went wild with self-righteous lefties who thought they knew better. It's like a Bob Dylan song come to life...except this time the times have already changed, will you please get out of the way?

If the Democrats even play online it's sanitized, for fear of pissing someone off. That's the Democratic party, you've got to shut up because someone somewhere might take offense. Boy have the Republicans won on this issue... I mean let people speak! And tell me once again why trans females should be playing in women's sports? Forget that there aren't that many, does every minority group have the right to do everything?

No, and this never will be. We are all prisoners of our limitations. Face them and do your best.

But the funny thing is the people defending these supposedly marginal groups almost always aren't members of them! Whenever I'm accused of sexism it comes from men. Same deal if you mention something about Latinos or native Americans or Blacks. These minorities are sick and tired of middle class whitey hijacking their cause while saying they know better. THIS is one of the main reasons why minority groups shifted to Trump in greater numbers, never mind the fact that the Democrats say a lot and do little for these factions.

I can see my inbox right now, HERESY! Why are you attacking the Democrats, you must be loyal to the TEAM! A team almost everyone has abandoned? That is out of touch with the populace? Can't anybody look at themselves and change?

Rogan and Von win because they are regular guys. Where are the regular guys on the left who young men can relate to? On the left everybody is highbrow, and the Democrats who dip their toes into podcasts are so damn media-trained that no one thinks they're honest. Today you must speak your mind and let the cards fall where they may. Stop APOLOGIZING! How did that start in America. Everybody's always apologizing, as if this lets them off the hook, and oftentimes they should have stood their ground, but once again, they're fearful of offending someone.

I'd be stunned if Gavin Newsom can win the presidency. Because the right has spent years labeling California a hellhole. Not a week goes by without a major story about companies or people moving to Texas or Oklahoma... California is a passé state with too many regulations, even Ezra Klein came down on it.

I don't agree, but I don't want to argue with perception, perception is EVERYTHING!

So Newsom is giving the Republicans a taste of their own medicine. For a few weeks Newsom's tweets have been so outrageous you almost believed someone was posting from a parody account. Normally Democrats post sans humor, which is why they have no virality. They don't mash up images, use AI...it's so dry you're about to die.

Want to do something? Turn off MSNBC, stop listening to left wing talk radio and start following @GovPressOffice immediately. Download X(Twitter) if you don't already have the app. Yes, break your cardinal rule against social media, USE IT! Then you'll have a clue what the young 'uns now in control of our country truly think.

And while you're at it download TikTok and follow @cagovernor

Or go directly to Newsom's posts here: https://www.tiktok.com/@cagovernor?lang=en

Why am I telling you to do this? BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD! You will smile. Trump and the Republicans are vulnerable, but all the elected Democratic officials do is sit on their rear ends and say their hands are tied. BUT NOT NEWSOM!

And you know why? Gavin Newsom is a product of California, he was born in San Francisco.

In California it doesn't matter what college you went to, who your parents are, all that east coast crap you're inundated with at the Ivys and in Manhattan and D.C. No, everybody starts from the same line and you make it up as you go. And the whole state is based on the long shot. Taking big risks. It's an ethos that has not flourished anywhere else in the nation. In California the sky's the limit, in the rest of the country you're taught to know your place. Don't agree? THEN YOU DON'T LIVE HERE!

Everybody is so pissed off. Everybody thinks things must go their way. The new is abhorred. Nobody is taking a risk, they don't want to put a single dollar in jeopardy. But since they went to a good school they're self-satisfied and believe they're better than the rest. And, unfortunately, THESE SAME DAMN PEOPLE ARE IN CONTROL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!

It's time to do your part, can the pessimism and embrace a bit of optimism.

If I hear one more Democrat talk about 2028... Do you truly think there's going to be a free and fair election then? It will be too late! We already saw Texas gerrymandering today. And Trump's minions want all the voting rolls. And no mail-in voting... You know, the Democrats too busy to wait in line at the polls because they're above it...

HAVE I PISSED YOU OFF YET?

If so, either change or get out of the way. How come you can't question your precepts, how come you need to believe you're better than everybody else?

Every party needs a leader. And right now the Democrats have a vacuum. It's like a hot potato, no one wants to stick their neck out.

Don't you get it, THE REPUBLICANS ARE VULNERABLE!

Ultimately it's about hearts and minds, didn't we learn that in Vietnam?

But all we've got is defeated poobahs with horrific loss records saying to follow them. NO!

Let's jump into the fray and get our hands dirty.

But no, the Democrats are like France...they believe their language and culture are superior but then they capitulate whenever challenged, they don't even put up a good fight.

Where is the ATTITUDE on the left?

With Gavin Newsom and nobody else.

Newsom runs the largest state in the nation, one that keeps the red states alive with its taxes. Yet the perception is the state is a pariah.

Innovation? It was supposed to come from Florida...what a joke. Ditto Texas. As for New York? You've got to be rich to live there and the tech scene has always been anemic.

California is the fourth largest economy in the world. Why is everybody apologizing for it? Not Newsom, he's embracing the power and flaunting it. Let him be a beacon to those on the left.

Newsom represents hope. And isn't that what Obama won on, even if he didn't do so much in office?

Newsom has real power, and he's wielding it. KUDOS!


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