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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://x.com/SpencerHakimian/status/2005602930733555899[/twitter][/quote]

Gavin Newsom is a fine lookin' sociopath.  Which is usually perfect for politics.

But he's got a few problems:

1) As slick as he is with friendly media, he's not great in debates and he's going to have a tough time messaging against JD Vance, who is just plain smarter than Gavin

2) One-party rule in California hasn't worked out that well.  California Democrats make the Minnesota Somali frauds look like childs play.  California Democratic Party insiders have essentially stolen many tens of billions in funding for homelessness reduction and for building high speed rail.  San Francisco crime has risen a lot under Newsom, with lots of shoplifting, lots of car thefts, lots of poop on the streets, and lots of businesses and stores just closing down.  The natural disasters haven't been handled well at all.  The Covid policies in California (YEARS of school closures, arrests of people trying to get fresh air, Gavin and his cronies caught enjoying maskless luxury meals during lockdowns, etc.)  Liberal policies on trans, illegal immigration, etc. are extreme enough in California (thanks in part to the lack of corrective influence from a second competitive politial party) that they won't play well in Peoria.  A lot of the sexual stuff that State Senator Weiner has successfully pushed through the legislature will shock swing voters in other states.

3) Gavin's wife is an asset and a liability.  Tragically, she was raped by Harvey Weinstein, but then suffered some kind of Stockholm Syndrome and stayed in touch with him afterwards, asking for political advice.  She's a victim and deserves sympathy, but purely from the political image standpoint, it's not ideal.  Any association with Weinstein will play as kind of seedy and somehow quintessentially Californian.

Gavin is famous and good-looking, but his track record is a problem.  First of all, it's bad.  And second of all, it's bad in a way that opponents will use to discredit Democrats.  People have often looked to California as "where the future happens first."  And a lot of Americans will say no thank you to that.  From forest fires to school closures, to homelessness, to crime, to illegal immigration, California will be portrayed as "where Democrats want to take the whole country," and that's a problem.

I wonder if Gavin could be a VP candidate to a female Presidential candidate?  That would let us take advantage of his good traits, while maybe taking the California track record off of center stage.  It'll be like, look, Dems have good looking, charming, looks the part candidates, but don't worry about California, the key policies will be set by the Prez who is from Arizona or wherever.

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