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Martin Eden

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28. It's too early to decide. I won't rule anyone out yet.

Fri May 1, 2026, 06:54 PM

May 1

I like my governor better (Pritzger) but a lot can happen between now and 2028.

If it looks like the general election could be very close, my vote will go to the candidate who I deem most likely to beat the Republican.

That's what I did in 2020 with my primary vote for Joe Biden, breaking a vow I made in 2002 (the year I joined DU). I protested the war in Iraq before Dim Son Bush launched it. Heading into the Oct 2002 vote on the Iraq War Resolution, I was looking for strong Democratic leadership to oppose it. A little more than half the Dems in the House and Senate voted against it but several Senate leaders voted for it including John Kerry, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton. I vowed that no one who voted to give GW Bush authority to invade Iraq would ever get my vote in a Democratic primary. I held that vow for 18 years.

Newsom's ALL CAPS Trump trolling is a very minor issue by comparison.

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Governor Newsom with the Troll of the Week !!! [View all] Pluvious May 1 OP

Ok, ok, he HAS got tRump's stupidity down pat......bravo Governor Newsom. a kennedy May 1 #1

Newsome shouldn't give popsdenver May 1 #30

Kick dalton99a May 1 #2

Awesome! n/t Liberal In Texas May 1 #3

Like him or not you gotta love his trolling of 47 vapor2 May 1 #4

Except.....I Want That License Plate! Okay, I'm In PA, But Still! 🥰😊 ColoringFool May 1 #5

Me too BlueKota May 1 #26

Me Three TurboDem May 1 #27

I'm in SC jbandsma Monday #45

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Martin Eden May 1 #6

Stephen Colbert imitated Bill O'Reilly on the Colbert Report. It's called satire. AZLD4Candidate May 1 #9

Stephen Colbert is a comedian Martin Eden May 1 #13

So a governor can't engage in satire to poke the bear? AZLD4Candidate May 1 #19

Personally, I hate purity tests Martin Eden May 1 #32

Join his team and offer your suggests then. AZLD4Candidate Saturday #38

Leaving trumps insults alone is one reason we've got him AGAIN. Callie1979 May 1 #29

Newsom contributes to normalizing of that crass nonsense Martin Eden May 1 #31

How exactly would he do that? In a way that would get under trump's skin? Callie1979 Saturday #39

What Gavin's doing now achieves nothing important. Martin Eden Saturday #41

I agree on attacking! Speaking of the SAVE act; Dems should present a REAL voter ID law. Callie1979 Sunday #42

Any Voter ID law needs to carry a provision that does not make it difficult to obtain for eligible voters Martin Eden Sunday #43

Exactly. Here in GA you can get a State ID for free; my mom had one Callie1979 Sunday #44

It's not imitation nor flattery... it's mockery. Justice matters. May 1 #10

It absolutely is imitation, for the purpose of mockery Martin Eden May 1 #14

Alright. May the candidate with the most votes win. n/t Justice matters. May 1 #20

I'm sure he'll be just fine. BannonsLiver May 1 #11

This isn't imitation. llmart May 1 #12

Newsom is mocking Trump by imitating him Martin Eden May 1 #15

But how will he be able to go on without that support? BannonsLiver May 1 #16

Are you suggesting Newsom would lose some support Martin Eden May 1 #24

No I'm sorry. I wasn't clear. I was specifically referencing YOUR support. BannonsLiver May 1 #25

It's too early to decide. I won't rule anyone out yet. Martin Eden May 1 #28

Imitiation for reasons of emulation would be flattery FoxNewsSucks May 1 #21

"Krasnov does the same shit every day" Martin Eden May 1 #23

Bwah! electric_blue68 May 1 #7

🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 May 1 #8

Pluvious.......... Upthevibe May 1 #17

Newsom needs to have a mugshot to use to complete the effect Zelda_Orchid May 1 #18

... orangecrush May 1 #22

LOL Martin68 May 1 #33

LOL Blue Owl Saturday #34

The same Governor Newsom who was Abolishinist Saturday #35

LOL Emile Saturday #36

Great stuff but... PCIntern Saturday #37

It's Shitter - home of the humorless lowlife shitbags nt GenThePerservering Saturday #40