Crazy how Newsom, despite seeming in tune with liberal political culture, and working towards the presidency for 20 years, has completely missed the mark for where the Democratic Party is. His brand was being the face of the party and opposing Trump. There’s no need for another Cali centrist.

> Be born in 1967
> Get elected to legislative office
> Run for local executive office
> Run for Governor, drop out
> Get elected Governor later
> Face recall in first term, win
> Get reelected to second term
> Run for President
> Have lots of soft support
> Be Gavin Newsom
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#curling in NoCo

Wisconsin's results this year post gerrymander is one of the most reassuring developments for 2026

I do wonder if Vance might have a DeSantis problem down the road once he runs. Appealing to the MAGA base but if he runs he'll have to handle his charisma issues head on, potentially exploitable to someone like Vivek

I think this definitely speaks mostly to a lack of a clear frontrunner. 2000, 2004, 2016, and 2020 both had very clear frontrunners early on. It'll be interesting to see, if Harris doesn't run again, how long it takes for her support to dissipate and who gets the most coverage in the next year or so

Sup

Over/under odds this sticks more than threads?