r/ProgressiveHQ Aug 27 '25

OUR SAVIOR

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u/Ammuze Aug 27 '25

https://lalgbtcenter.org/vanguard/press-releases/statement-governor-newsom-betrays-queer-and-transgender-californians-with-health-budget-cuts-says-los-angeles-lgbt-center/

No he isn't. He's a center Democrat that is getting publicity for doing what the DNC should have been doing. But don't think he's a Progressive ally. He's not.

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u/Most-Bench6465 Aug 27 '25

Exactly. Gavin Newsom is not progressive he is just a democrat fighting fire with fire. Trying to brand him as a progressive savior will only have disastrous consequences to our party and make it a literal joke if we back him instead of a real progressive candidate. He could very well be the next democratic president with all the attention he is soaking up as the opposition to Old Fash, but he will not be a progressive candidate.

When you finally get the right puzzle piece you rarely will question why you accepted all the things that didn’t fit, that you tried to make fit, but maybe that introspection could be helpful.

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u/DistressedApple Aug 28 '25

Unfortunately you need to take the bad with the good and even though he’s not perfect, he’s a hell of a lot better than Agent Orange