I've never understood his appeal or why he is considered the "candidate in waiting" if Biden steps aside. He is a very generic white guy from California who is very easy to write off as an out of touch coastal elite (especially with the French Laundry story)
Democrats have the most diverse bench of potential candidates they've ever had. There's no need to settle for a guy who looks like a President from a bad TV show.
There's more to politics than picking someone based on race or gender. That's 5th-grade level analysis. As someone on a political forum, you should have a higher intelligence viewpoint.
He's been governor of the biggest state in America for the past 5 years and he's shown willingness to get outside of his comfort zone and on GOP media. He's intelligent and held his own (even "beat") Hannity in a few discussions. I'm tired of cowards who refuse to ever leave their bubble/basement.
Competence is severely lacking in this white house. We don't have a leader. I have a lot of issues with Gavin Newsom and especially his state, but he may be a big improvement over Biden and I may be less inclined to vote R if he was the D candidate.
I appreciate your perspective and I agree that Newsom's willingness to, as you said, step outside of the bubble and speak directly to Fox News in order to undercut the narratives they paint behind his back is a good thing. However, your insinuation about my intelligence was uncalled for and I don't appreciate being talked down to for merely stating that I think Democrats can do better. Especially considering that you freely admit that you may still vote Republican, which is not a great look when your entire argument hinges on competence and leadership, something the modern GOP has a very warped view of.
