About this episode

The episode critiques Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party's current direction and leadership.

Gavin Newsom, the California governor who’s been seemingly anointed to the throne of the Democratic Party, thinks Democrats should be more “culturally normal.” He thinks we should spend less time talking about pronouns. He won’t tax billionaires, and he’s had approximately four different positions on Israel in the last six weeks. Yet two and half years out from the 2028 election, some inside the party are already demanding allegiance to the newest spineless, corporate candidate in a long line of spineless, corporate candidates. This week, Emma Vigeland, Kat Blaque and I air our grievances with a man who believes in nothing, and a party that touts democracy while practicing nothing of the sort. We all deserve better. Listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/mattbernstein Thanks to today’s sponsors! Support a fairer future free from religious overreach at https://humanist.org/fruity Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50off Follow Emma on Instagram. Watch Emma on The Majority Report. Follow Kat on Instagram. Watch Kat on YouTube. Find me on Instagram. Find A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Bernstein

Guests: Emma Vigeland, Kat Blaque

Topics covered

• politics
• Democratic Party
• Gavin Newsom
• corporate candidates
• cultural issues
• elections
• social commentary

Keywords

• Gavin Newsom
• Democratic Party
• Emma Vigeland
• Kat Blaque
• politics
• 2028 election
• corporate candidates
• cultural normalcy
• social issues

Sponsors

Humanist, Factor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party, Patreon

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