The poll comes as Newsom has taken a more aggressive position in standing up to President Donald Trump.

The poll indicates support for the more aggressive position Newsom has taken in standing up to Donald Trump, particularly over a plan by Republicans in Texas to redraw their state’s congressional seat map in the hopes of winning more seats in midterm elections next year.

The battle to become the 2028 presidential election candidate will likely set the new direction for the Democratic Party as it struggles with net favorability at what one recent poll showed to be a three-year low. Newsom has not formally announced his candidacy.

  • MourningDove@lemmy.zip
    82·
    7 hours ago

    After reading through the comments here, I’m no longer curious as to how we arrived at where we currently are. We’re an absolute mess! An embarrassingly arrogant and equally ignorant mess.

    And while it’s true that our future remains uncertain, after reading through this thread, I’m not sure it’s a good idea that any of us hold on to any length of hope that this disaster will ever right itself again. That is, if it is to be believed that we are a microcosm of a larger collective.

    It’s said, that hope is a luxury of those who have a choice. But we had a choice. And what did we do? We slept. We withheld votes in protest. We stayed home. We opted out. However it is presented- We made our choice.

    And now here we are. Salivating at the chance to tear one another a new asshole while we marinade in the results of our inability to do the bare minimum to protect a nation’s democracy.

    We didn’t just deserve this:

    We earned it.

    • piefood@feddit.onlineEnglish
      31·
      4 hours ago

      We had a choice between one monster, and another (there were other options, but both monsters fought to keep the non-monsters off the ballot). Sure, one monster was a bigger, meaner monster, but the other monster was still pretty damn evil. Maybe next time we should be allowed to pick someone that isn’t evil, for a change.

      It will never cease to amaze me that people blame the voters for being disgusted with the candidates, rather than blaming the parties for choosing such awful candidates.

      • MourningDove@lemmy.zip
        3·
        4 hours ago

        It will never cease to amaze me how so many people could expect things to change by doing absolutely nothing.

        When given a choice between cancer and a broken bone, you pick the broken bone- every time.

        But… now we have cancer- and this isn’t up for debate.

        • piefood@feddit.onlineEnglish
          23·
          4 hours ago

          Who is doing nothing? We’re fighting for change, we are pushing for parties that are fighting for the people. We were litteraly in the streets, when the Democrats were out to brunch, while the Democratic leaders were bombing kids, and backing genocides.

          Your analogy is flawed, btw. A more apt analogy would be terminal-cancer, or less-severe-terminal-cancer. So… congratulations on supporting the cancer, instead of helping the people who are suffering from cancer.

          • MourningDove@lemmy.zip
            3·
            4 hours ago

            Fighting for a change? Who are you fighting? In what manner do you fight? Give me an example of this fight you’re performing.

            Because from where is sit, I’m seeing an awful lot of people that think that withholding a vote because of [insert flavor of the week reason] is somehow going to create change. And protests? They only work if those you’re protesting have empathy and shame. Protests don’t create change. VOTES DO.

            By the way- this happens every single election year. Take note on all the change you fought for by doing jack shit.