TheHill: Why Gavin Newsom Would Crush JD Vance in 2028

fwiw ...

Here's another article from TheHill I have read ...

Newsom has strong year in California, but is he peaking too soon?
thehill.com

... California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved himself into front-runner status for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, emerging from a pack of contenders to clear leading status.

It was a strong year for Newsom, whose combative approach to taking on President Trump resonated with Democrats and won favorable headlines for his team.

"The headline on Newsom is that this year, he became the default answer of who Democrats are thinking about for 2028," Democratic strategist Joel Payne said. "He became the stand-in at a time when the party was looking for leadership and a good spokesperson."

"Newsom has been the officeholder who has been in the best position to counter Trump," he said.

The question for Newsom and his operation going forward is whether he can keep the excitement level up and maintain front-runner status past the midterm elections, after which the presidential battle will really heat up. ...

yeah... That's why they call them Opinion Pieces.

Trumpers are more 'easily excitable' than most Dem voters... they are going to have to be pretty worn out not to turn out.

@#6 ... That's why they call them Opinion Pieces. ...

Agreed.

I will say, though, at this point I am not ~looking into~ 2028.

There's that whole, "peaking too early" aspect.

My main concern is 2026.

And I even consider 2026 to be too far out to determine any manner of outcome at this point.

Yeah, there have been, what seem to be, quite strong indicators.

But, imo, too soon to forecast.

YMMV and all that.

2NU - This Is Ponderous (1991)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
"This Is Ponderous" is an avant-garde spoken word novelty song about a bizarre dream Jock Blaney, then the production director at KPLZ FM, once had.

After the basic dream concept was used in a local hot tub commercial, Blaney and producer Michael Nealy made it into a full-length song and aired it on KPLZ where it quickly became the #1 requested song on the station for weeks.

This is ponderous, man, really ponderous

I had this dream the other night
I went to work one day
And nobody remembered who I was
So, I decided to take the day off

On my way out
I run into my boss and he says
Hey, you look familiar
I said, thanks, people say that
A lot in these dreams

Then the horns kicked in
And my shoes started to squeak

Then all of a sudden
I'm standing on a beach
In some tropical part of the world
And there's this sign that says
'Aren't you supposed to be at work'
Sort of screamed out at me

Then I remembered
I'd been here in other dreams
But usually there was a water polo game
And a girl who could talk with her eyes

And she'd say
'Can you see what I'm saying'
Then the horns kicked in
And my shoes started to squeak

Before I knew it
I was walking near a lake
When a phone rings
And the operator speaks to me
In a language I don't understand
...

A fun tune ...

Good article

America is tired of the chaos and ever diminishing standing in the world thanks to Trump.

JD Vance stands zero chance of being elected. He has as much personality as an AI generated, smarmy, billionaire-funded bot.

"JD Vance stands zero chance of being elected. He has as much personality as an AI generated, smarmy, billionaire-funded bot.

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY"

He is a true rag-to-riches story. He handles himself well in front of a camera and is charismatic. I don't know if all of that will work in 2028 but he's a formidable prospect right now.

" He handles himself well in front of a camera"

Especially when he told us he knew "they're eating the dogs" was untrue, but he'd keep lying about that and other things if needed.
m.youtube.com

A true hero to Bellringer.

This is heroism to Danforth:

www.youtube.com

A 6 year old lies less than you do, jeff.

Can JeffJ post ANYTHING that isn't a lie?!?

OMG,

Lies?

You clowns are ridiculous.

Please tell me where I lied with #10, which is what you are all responding to.

LAMP

Re: Peaking too soon.

Agreed that's a danger in most cases.

But frankly, I'm not convinced there is a "peak" in Newsom's case . . . as long as Trump, with ever increasing desperation and on a completely different (psychotic) rail, keeps feeding Newsom the ammunition.

(And Vance, who can't seem keep his zipper up, isn't helping.) How long before he ditches his Hindu wife who refuses to switch to Christianity?

LAMP

I also have to wonder if Peter Thiel will be willing to throw good money after bad if Newsom is the more politically overwhelming candidate in turncoat Republican states.

I'm just saying, it's not too soon to do some "what if" planning for 2028. In fact, I'd be surprised if it isn't alredy being done.

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The quote from the author Mac Ghlionn says what I've been saying for years.

Trump is an obvious DNC plant. He has destroyed the GOP.

And now on to commenting about the subject of the thread, Newson has already been chosen. It's a foregone conclusion.

It will be fun to see Vance and DeSantis race to see who can fleece MAGA more. Hell, now that I think about it, they might run Erika Kirk.

Vance has the personality of a dead moth. He tells his wife she's going to hell while he covers for child sex traffickers.

Ugh. They're both awful.

Newsom does not have what it's going to take to fix the mess. He's another worthless center-right Democrat like Biden.

Ballwasher the pathetic ----

@#17 ... I also have to wonder if Peter Thiel will be willing to throw good money after bad if Newsom is the more politically overwhelming candidate in turncoat Republican states. ...

Good query.

imo, Mr Thiel looks at his ~investments~ for a return.

(interesting that the Firefox spell-checker seems to know Mr Thiel's name, and told me I misspelled it.)

So at what point does Mr Thiel determine that his ~investment~ in VP Vance is no longer worthy of the return.

In a financial circles acronym, ROI. Return on Investment.

@#16 ... But frankly, I'm not convinced there is a "peak" in Newsom's case . ...

He's had a significant level of attention a couple three weeks ago.

But, where is his attention level this week?

@#21 ... Vance has the personality of a dead moth. ...

imo, in that opinion, you are being kind.

@#21 ... Vance has the personality of a dead moth. ...

Speaking of moths ...

Aimee Mann - The Moth (2008)
www.youtube.com

(not sure of the date, I've also seen 2002 attributed to this video ...)

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Verse 1]
The moth don't care when he sees the flame
He might get burned, but he's in the game
And once he's in, he can't go back
He'll beat his wings till he burns them black
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame

[Verse 2]
The moth don't care if the flame is real
'Cause flame and moth got a sweetheart deal
And nothing fuels a good flirtation
Like need and anger and desperation
No, the moth don't care if the flame is real
No, the moth don't care if the flame is real
...

(reminds me of the MAGA moth's attraction to the flame of Pres Trump)