Dem Gov Hits The Panic Button Ahead Of Tuesday, Turns On His Own Party
California governor Gavin Newsom hit the panic button hard during an interview with CBS. "We're getting crushed!" Newsom complained as he explained how Democrats blew the midterms.
"We're getting crushed on narrative," Newsom told CBS as he campaigns for Democrats across his state in races tighter than expected, adding that the midterms feel like a red wave.
"We're going to have to do better, in terms of getting on the offense, and stop being on the damn defense," the governor said.
In a weird twist, Newsom happens to be one of the only Democrats who actually want to see a 2024 Biden run. The brown-noser called the Biden administration a 'masterclass' in leadership besides the lack of 'effective communication'—Which sounded a lot like a back-handed compliment.
"I don't think there's been two years of more effective policy-making of a modern American president," Newsom said. "It's been a masterclass the last two years, not necessarily in effective communication and generating narrative, but in terms of the substance under the circumstance, with all the headwinds, the obfuscation and opposition. I think it's been remarkable."
"Look, I can be the cheerleader. I'm also pragmatic," he said. "You feel it. It's not just intellectualization based on polling."
"You feel it," he continued. "And it goes to my fundamental grievance with my damn party. We're getting crushed on narrative. We're going to have to do better in terms of getting on the offense and stop being on the damn defense."
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is campaigning for embattled Democrats in an effort to bail out a party he says is being "destroyed on messaging.” He spoke exclusively with @MajorCBS addressing questions about whether his political ambitions extend beyond the Golden State. pic.twitter.com/CzVdOhz7kX
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) November 1, 2022
Democrats really thought they had the midterms in the bag and didn't have to work for voters to stay in office but they're all waking up here in the final hours before Tuesday's votes are cast. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but for once I agree with Newsom. They're screwed and they have no one to blame but themselves. Americans are prepped to take the country back and send the GOP to do damage control.