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Gavin Newsom says Ron DeSantis is ‘fundamentally authoritarian’
The Guardian ^ | September 10, 2023 | Richard Luscombe

Posted on 09/10/2023 5:57:04 AM PDT by Reno89519

Ron DeSantis is “fundamentally authoritarian”, but Donald Trump’s quest for “vengeance” poses an even greater threat to democracy, California’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday.

Newsom took aim at the leading two candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination during a hard-hitting and wide-ranging interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, the final episode with its long-time host Chuck Todd.

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“I’ve made the point about DeSantis that I think he’s functionally authoritarian. I’m worried more, in many respects, about Trumpism, which transcends well beyond his term and time in tenure.”

Newsom added: “The vengeance in Donald Trump’s heart right now is more of a threat.”

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If Trump does win the 2024 general election, Newsom said, he would work with his administration for the sake of California residents, as he said he did during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Newsom saved his harshest criticism, however, for DeSantis, the rightwing Republican governor of Florida, with whom he has frequently clashed. He disagreed with DeSantis’s strategy of lifting lockdowns and banning mask mandates, and attacked the Florida leader’s “partisanship” ...

Newsom and DeSantis have agreed to a televised debate on Fox TV this fall. An impasse over logistics might soon clear, Newsom said.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: desantis; newsom
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The highlights...

Trump is out for revenge. [True]

DeSantis is an autocrat [Successful, not autocrat.]

The debate between Newsom and DeSantis may still be on [Good!]

Not one word about the filth and homeless in California [Predictably softball interview for Newsom]

Continues loyal support of Biden and Harris [Party faithful]

Feinstein [Punts, expects her to last her term.]

Newsom is the threat that any Republican candidate must be prepared for.

1 posted on 09/10/2023 5:57:04 AM PDT by Reno89519
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To: Reno89519

I suggest that Gavin Newsom is FUNDAMENTALLY STUPID!!!!

See, I can play name games just Demon-Rats!!!


2 posted on 09/10/2023 6:00:45 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Reno89519

As opposed to ‘do as I say, not as I & my elite friends do’ Newscum being fundamentally a dictator?


3 posted on 09/10/2023 6:03:46 AM PDT by Qiviut (To the living, we owe respect. To the dead, we owe the truth (Voltaire) $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: Reno89519

Some years ago I was at a neighborhood gathering and overheard a neighbor (very Liberal) explaining how she thought things could be improved. Something like:

“We should force all the parents to volunteer at the public schools so that they understand what teachers go through. And we should shut down every industry that pollutes. And everyone should drive an electric car. No more gas cars: make them illegal. And no one should be rich — just take their money when they get too rich. Etc. etc. etc.”

I walked over and mentioned that some people might really oppose these ideas. She had a quick response:

“Oh, I know you. You’re a Republican. You just want to control everything! No one wants your tyranny!”

I responded that I was a Conservative, I just wanted to be left alone, and it sounded like she had a lot of ideas about controlling people. She walked away.

The Left does not see itself as Authoritarian. They just see themselves as The Good Guys.


4 posted on 09/10/2023 6:05:43 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
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To: Reno89519

I could run the campaign against Newsome - just non-stop pictures of the consequences of open bordes, and filth on the streets of California high income cities and gangs causing all the deparment stores to shut down and move out.

The Newsome’s Amerika series would be awesome. What should we use for dystopian music to accompany this.


5 posted on 09/10/2023 6:08:03 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Reno89519

Newsome is all about child mutilation. Some want him to be president.


6 posted on 09/10/2023 6:09:14 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Reno89519
So what?

Newsom is fundamentally a Nazi Socialist Pervert.

7 posted on 09/10/2023 6:09:19 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Reno89519

Accuse your opponent of doing what you’re doing. -Alinsky


8 posted on 09/10/2023 6:10:52 AM PDT by Spok (Unconditional promises must be honored unconditionally.)
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To: Reno89519

100% psychological projection.


9 posted on 09/10/2023 6:12:01 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: AndyJackson

Yes, latest trip to the Bay Area was depressing at the filth and homelessness everywhere. And that stretches each through Sacramento, all along the railroad tracks. Very depressing to see how far California has fallen since I lived there and even earlier when I was stationed there in the Navy.


10 posted on 09/10/2023 6:13:09 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected. No Baggage, No Drama.)
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“Gavin Newsom says Ron DeSantis is ‘fundamentally authoritarian’”

Still won’t work on Trump voters, trying to trick us into thinking that somehow DeSantis is a threat to Democrats when he’ll have MAJOR PROBLEMS just getting MAGA votes, should he somehow win the nomination.

But Leftists like Newsom can keep trying!!!


11 posted on 09/10/2023 6:14:12 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart, I just don't tell anyone)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Authoritarians are Democrats pushing their fascist intolerance on everyone.


12 posted on 09/10/2023 6:14:19 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected. No Baggage, No Drama.)
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To: Reno89519

I don’t fall for manipulation.


13 posted on 09/10/2023 6:17:03 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Reno89519

Trump was received like a hero in Iowa. He was mobbed with cheering crowds everywhere he went. He will win Iowa in a landslide, much bigger than in 2016.


14 posted on 09/10/2023 6:18:15 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like Desantis build wealth. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people. GO TRUMP)
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15 posted on 09/10/2023 6:20:48 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Well, the reality is that the left is fundamentally and indisputably authoritarian. ‘You must bake that cake for the gay wedding or you will lose your business.’. ‘You must not infer that there are only two genders.’. ‘You must drive an electric car.’. ‘You can't have a gas stove.’. ‘You must receive all Covid vaccinations’.’ etc.

The revenge comment is also amusing - considering that the left have been pulling out all stops to get revenge against not only Trump, but everyone who supports him.

16 posted on 09/10/2023 6:22:31 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Reno89519

Yeah? Well Gavin Newsome is a blatant bald-faced liar- so there’s that!


17 posted on 09/10/2023 6:25:44 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: AndyJackson

With constant images of him at the restaurant during COVID.


18 posted on 09/10/2023 6:26:57 AM PDT by Codeflier (Don't worry....be happy)
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To: OHPatriot

Sadly for the state, that’s not a game. It’s a fact.

Gavin is a world class newsomce.


19 posted on 09/10/2023 6:28:48 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: Navy Patriot
"Newsom is fundamentally a Nazi Socialist Pervert"

Newsom is fundamentally a traitor to the United States of America.

20 posted on 09/10/2023 6:32:40 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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