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Fiendish Thingy

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10. Like I've been telling you all, Newsom won't be the 2028 nominee.

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:31 PM

17 hrs ago

Comments like this might help him get endorsements from centrists, Third Wayers and Problem Solvers, but it will not help him win primaries.

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Newsom says Democrats need to be more "culturally normal" [View all] angrychair 18 hrs ago OP

repub response: Newsom says dems are culturally abnormal (they will leave out cuturally) msongs 18 hrs ago #1

So he's saying minorities are abnormal? leftstreet 18 hrs ago #2

He's Saying RobinA 17 hrs ago #11

Then he needs better consultants leftstreet 17 hrs ago #14

The only people who "bring up" cultural pronouns are magats. Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #33

We do not control the narrative. Therefore, Republicans will always ask, "Why do you refuse to talk about pronouns!?" Oneironaut 5 hrs ago #48

The only time I hear about "Hot Button Issues" is from right wing media AStern 5 hrs ago #49

Shrug. Shit like this works on Bill Maher Johonny 18 hrs ago #3

Malcolm Nance for president gab13by13 18 hrs ago #4

We *are* culturally normal. They're the ones with dysfunctional, antisocial bigotry unblock 17 hrs ago #5

Democracy is also on the table by the way. Gov. yorkster 17 hrs ago #6

He means devoid of culture. LuvLoogie 17 hrs ago #7

I Agree With Him RobinA 17 hrs ago #8

people who get "freaked out" by pronouns are not "culturally normal" WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #13

I agree with him and you 100% calguy 6 hrs ago #29

I agree OC375 5 hrs ago #46

It's the REPUGS who keep talking about "cultural issues!" Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #9

Or cultural pronouns. Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #34

Like I've been telling you all, Newsom won't be the 2028 nominee. Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #10

Yep, he's against taxi taxing mega rich something even MAGA wants uponit7771 9 hrs ago #21

We are. The right wingers, esp the 30%, are the outliers Iris 17 hrs ago #12

Whose culture? misanthrope 14 hrs ago #15

Governor Max Headroom can STFU TexasBushwhacker 14 hrs ago #16

You rang? LearnedHand 6 hrs ago #31

Most of the base agrees with him on the culture war stuff BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #43

What matters most is winning. We need to do whatever we need to win. Sometimes it means we don't have to be so open JI7 12 hrs ago #17

Exactly. For all that we hate them, and I, who previously didn't hate anyone, do hate them, Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #18

We're told we spend so much time on this stuff, but it's the Republicans who are constantly talking about it. Vinca 10 hrs ago #19

Thank you. Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #35

THANK YOU! MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #39

I think there is a difference between ... Whiskeytide 9 hrs ago #20

I don't usually see this issue so much from the candidates themselves fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #22

I think people started reacting when employers starting forcing people to give their pronouns Wanderlust988 8 hrs ago #23

As someone pointed out before, 9 and 88 are interesting Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #25

Hit and run artist, doesn't stck around to reply. JoseBalow 5 hrs ago #47

It means absolutely nothing. I just found those numbers easier to hit on the keyboard. Wanderlust988 5 hrs ago #50

Ah. Of course. So it's all just a coincidence. Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #51

Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about? I don't know what it's supposed to mean. Wanderlust988 4 hrs ago #55

... BannonsLiver 4 hrs ago #52

Such bad luck to innocently choose 2 white supremacy codes! Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #54

Uhh...I'm black! Pro-black too. Wanderlust988 4 hrs ago #56

Sounds serious Torchlight 2 hrs ago #61

People deal with trans people pretty much uniformly across the country. Some people just don't know it. WhiskeyGrinder 6 hrs ago #27

Well, they have always demanded women's marital status Bettie 3 hrs ago #60

Um, that statement is not true Bettie 8 hrs ago #24

Thank you MustLoveBeagles 3 hrs ago #58

This issue is settled for Gen Z RainCaster 6 hrs ago #26

My take Mz Pip 6 hrs ago #28

That is exactly what he is saying Soul_of_Wit 4 hrs ago #53

I don't say much. bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #30

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #42

This is objectively incorrect. Holy crap. Oneironaut 5 hrs ago #45

It gives JustAnotherGen 6 hrs ago #32

WTF does that mean? Initech 6 hrs ago #36

It means a Newsom hater found something to criticize Bobstandard 6 hrs ago #38

Its a talking point aimed at low information Johonny 3 hrs ago #59

Which is why Newsom isn't a good candidate. Ritabert 6 hrs ago #37

What is the matter with this guy? Our "candidate in waiting" for the next election can't get people who can help script CTyankee 6 hrs ago #40

... BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #41

"Be Normal" is a smear constantly used against LGBTQIA+ people. Oneironaut 6 hrs ago #44

He is correct.. Cherrycheeks 4 hrs ago #57

I agree, and I only just learned that "female" is an insult. This is fuel for the other side. Doodley 1 hr ago #62

I am tired of him already. milestogo 1 hr ago #63