Gavin Newsom said that the Democrat brand is ‘toxic’ and they’re not going to fix it by refusing to talk to Republicans and protesting.
The California governor has been attempting to reach out to conservatives of late, interviewing the likes of Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon for his podcast, ‘This is Gavin Newsom.’
Speaking to Bill Maher on Friday, the host praised him for trying to have conversations with Republicans but Newsom said it was part of his plan to bring the party back from dead.
Maher quoted Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman in saying ‘if we don’t get our s*** together, we’ll be a permanent minority’ and Newsom agreed.
‘These guys are crushing us, the Democratic brand is toxic right now,’ he said of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
He added that the party ‘need to own our mistakes and own what’s wrong with our party’ including issues like allowing transgender women to play sports with cisgender women.
Newsom also seemed to throw cold water on moments like Congressman Al Green protesting Trump’s speech to Congress and Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s barnstorming tour of swing districts.
‘It’s one thing to make noise but you also have to make sense,’ he said, in what could have also been a shot at Tim Walz mocking Elon Musk during town hall events.
By the end of the interview, Maher seemed desperate to find out if Newsom was running for president.
‘I’ve got no grand plans,’ the governor said and made no inkling toward running in 2028.
Gavin Newsom said that the Democrat brand is ‘toxic’ and they’re not going to fix it by refusing to talk to Republicans
‘These guys are crushing us, the Democratic brand is toxic right now,’ he said of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement
