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Newsom 2028: Hollywood Donors Start Lining Up Behind Expected White House Bid
Deadline ^ | Ddc 2, 2025 | Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson

Posted on 12/06/2025 8:50:56 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

“He’s a fighter, that’s what we need!” a top-tier producer, and reliable Dem ATM over the decades, told Deadline of Newsom. “I just wish more Democrats, like Schumer and the leadership (in Congress), would emulate him, not take any sh*t from Trump,” the producer added of Newsom and his Trump 2.0 strategy of throwing punches online and off line at the authoritarian “loser” White House.

With legislation like the January 1 effective ICE unmasking “No Secret Police Act” and his landslide Proposition 50 redistricting victory last month mentioned, admiration for Newsom’s fightin’ ethos is a sentiment echoed throughout town time and time again, we found — and not just by fanboy Bill Maher.

Still, the donor money is there in SoCal.

Even as Trump endlessly teases a Constitution-busting 2028 run of his own, the fatigue and detachment that followed the debacle of the well-financed 2024 campaign has burnt off under the glare of the MAGA administration’s chaotic and often cruel policies since returning to office. The result is the bandwagon effect that helped boost Clinton and Obama in previous cycles is revving up.

“Enthusiasm by L.A. donors is very strong and very encouraging, big checks are being written,” longtime Democratic insider James Costos insists, with a looming big DNC gathering in the City of Angels later this month. “It was a slow build early on as we recovered from the loss in November, but there has been momentum building, No Kings events, legal wins, the Kimmel effect, resistance growing and it’s turning into clear ways to fight back against the administration’s overreach and organize to win in 2026 and 2028,” the former Barack Obama-era ambassador to Spain and HBO exec says.

(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: 2028; ca; crimecorruption; democratcorruption; democratincompetence; donors; elections; fundraising; gavinnewsom; highspedrail; newsom; pelosicrimefamily

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1 posted on 12/06/2025 8:50:56 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Gibson, if Hollywood is your measure. A Gibson - Downey ticket. Perhaps a Gibson - Costner, or Gibson - Reeves.


2 posted on 12/06/2025 8:54:08 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Leftists bring lies and chaos to a truth fight. )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Praying thta every single cent (or is it a nickel now?) is totally wasted on this nutless, vile puke... IF California is any indication of what he’d do to America. America should run as fast as possible away from this evil, greasy-haired, nutless, little communist prick.


3 posted on 12/06/2025 8:55:02 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: lgjhn23

+1, l could not have put it better.


4 posted on 12/06/2025 8:57:51 AM PST by iamgalt
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

If Vivek were VP I think he could beat him.

I don’t think Vance can beat him. Even if Vance does beat him in 2028, I think Vance will lose in 2032. I think Vance is like GHW Bush and Pence.

Let the flaming begin...


5 posted on 12/06/2025 8:58:29 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Remember if he wins, they said the wanted someone who “would take no shit from Trump”. Likewise, we will take no shit from him, or any democrat. Ever!


6 posted on 12/06/2025 9:00:22 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Jim W N

I think you are wrong about Vance, he is no Pence. I do doubt he could win the general. While l do not trust Rubio l think he would have a much better chance of winning the Presidency but l don’t know if he can survive the primary.


7 posted on 12/06/2025 9:06:24 AM PST by iamgalt
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Good. Let them waste million$ again like they did with Kamala.

Who really is getting paid, though? Not just Gay-vin...


8 posted on 12/06/2025 9:07:38 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (They don't kill you because you're a Nazi, they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.--CFW)
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To: Jim W N
No flame, just a strong disagreement my FRiend.

Vance is Conservative, articulate, likable, strong, and brave beyond brave. A traditional American from a hard-scrabble upbringing and with clearly visible family values.

Vance has a good connection with the middle America folks, and will reel in voters from all strata. Vance will prevail in any and all debates.

And (DJT excepted, of course) United States presidents should be Military Veterans.

9 posted on 12/06/2025 9:09:31 AM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: Jim W N
I think Vance is like GHW Bush and Pence.

I think he will continue Trump's policies but my question is whether he has the charisma to hold together the MAGA Coalition. Right now, we have Trump and he is able to appeal to different blocs in the Coalition, it may all fall apart after the end of Trump's term.

10 posted on 12/06/2025 9:12:18 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

As a resident of San Francisco with an unblemished record for *NOT* voting for The Gav for 22 years, I can’t wrap my head around the idea of this annoying jackass winning nationally. I get it that he’s got a big mouth, and he looks and dresses like Patrick Bateman in ‘American Pscyho’... but is that enough to win when his entire record is kowtowing to woke causes, incompetence and abysmal failure? Some might say, well, he can be kind of like a “white Obama.” I would argue that no, he can’t. Obama was able to snow people because he had no record as an executive, so folks were able to project their wishful thinking on a blank canvas.


11 posted on 12/06/2025 9:29:11 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Because they were so successful with kamalalaladingdong!


12 posted on 12/06/2025 9:33:44 AM PST by V_TWIN (America........so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

A FOOL & THEIR MONEY ARE EASILY PARTED


13 posted on 12/06/2025 9:36:45 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

That’s true.


14 posted on 12/06/2025 9:41:31 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
“He’s a fighter, that’s what we need!”

Making a lot of noise doesn't mean you're a fighter.

15 posted on 12/06/2025 9:58:44 AM PST by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: AlaskaErik

He’s Jen Bush for Democrats.


16 posted on 12/06/2025 10:15:05 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

They’d have trouble finding a worse candidate than Newsome. But then we don’t call them stupid for nothing.


17 posted on 12/06/2025 10:19:10 AM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Any pseudo political party that endorsed o'bummer, pedo joe, wordsalad harris..has got to be outlawed. These people are too stupid to breathe and are the bane of America.

If we do not banish them, we're doomed.

18 posted on 12/06/2025 10:20:23 AM PST by LouAvul (The Old Testament is merely history. We only follow the New Testament, as well we must. )
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To: lgjhn23
...evil, greasy-haired, nutless, little communist prick.

That's putting it mildly.

19 posted on 12/06/2025 10:21:06 AM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Newsom still rubbing the magic lamp the pawn shop sold him knowing his dream will come true.

NOT


20 posted on 12/06/2025 11:51:01 AM PST by Vaduz (?.)
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