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7. JD Vance so oozes insincerity & unctuous "love" for all things Trump-MAGA (for the moment)...

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Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:58 PM

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though I suspect most see that he would knife anyone and everyone in the back and say anything and everything to advance to the Presidency. That Trump picked him because he thought he was a "handsome" man--absolutely baffles me. Honestly, though, I do think quite a bit of MAGA sees through him. I certainly believe a hell of a lot of Independents do.

Newsom is sharp as a whip and comes across quite well, IMO. We shall see how this progresses on the DEM side as I know Newsom has his detractors, but I like him. That doesn't mean I'm ready to say "he's the one," but he COULD be.

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Head to head poll between JD Vance and Newsom for 2028 is encouraging! [View all] senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago OP

Wow. SunSeeker 17 hrs ago #1

Have to admit that I was surprised senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #2

Wow is right. Newsom/Moore would be the unbeatable dream ticket. PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #31

I haven't seen enough of Moore to make a judgement on him, but I do believe Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #36

That poll shows there's still something very wrong with this country. mdbl 16 hrs ago #3

Even as a stalking horse, Newsom can drive Vance's poll numbers down farther Brother Buzz 16 hrs ago #4

Newsom is a bit of lightning rod, so not surprising Wanderlust988 16 hrs ago #5

What negative sh*t? Dave says 13 hrs ago #20

"A LOT of baggage?" Are you seriously bringing up that ridiculous shit from 21 years ago? PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #26

Any politician with a record will have a lot of things vulnerable to attack-- I do worry that Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #38

. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #32

Neither will be the 2028 nominee of their party. Nt Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #6

So you won't be voting for Newsom in the Canadian primary? BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #12

Nice... PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #27

HAHAHAHAHAHA! And VANCE will CERTAINLY LOSE the Canadian GOP primary--- Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #39

JD Vance so oozes insincerity & unctuous "love" for all things Trump-MAGA (for the moment)... hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #7

Exactly! senseandsensibility 16 hrs ago #8

People do NOT like JD Vance pinkstarburst 16 hrs ago #9

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Newsom is not perfect but I'd vote for him over trump or jd senseandsensibility 14 hrs ago #11

Same Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #13

and twice on Tuesdays! Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #40

so backing pritzker or the vanity candidate in CA is a no vote? nt msongs 13 hrs ago #15

Pritzker is for taxing billionaires. Blue Full Moon 13 hrs ago #17

Pritzker could be a good candidate, too Dave says 13 hrs ago #21

Who else do we have, really? Esp. since we evidently can't have a woman president.... CTyankee 14 hrs ago #14

Exactly pinkstarburst 13 hrs ago #16

Murphy is not flashy, didn't go to Yale, smart and knows what he's doing. I like him a LOT! CTyankee 13 hrs ago #19

He is very impressive and was out there almost immediately senseandsensibility 12 hrs ago #23

We still don't know if Trump is going to try to pull off running again. Or has he given that up? CTyankee 12 hrs ago #24

Who knows? senseandsensibility 11 hrs ago #30

especially with most other Democratic leaders Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #42

Mark Kelly, Pritzger, Waltz, AOC Blue Full Moon 13 hrs ago #18

It's Prtizker and Walz. BannonsLiver 12 hrs ago #22

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer 11 hrs ago #25

Actually Harris is definitely in the hunt WarGamer 11 hrs ago #28

Love her, but I think that would be a mistake on our part. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #34

It would definitely be a mistake, if she continues to speak with the "caution" Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #43

I just don't think she's right for this moment, even if she does what you say. Scrivener7 4 min ago #44

Murphy would be my first choice. He's one of the organizers of the People's State of the Union. Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #33

It's my hope angrychair 11 hrs ago #29

"That poll shows there's still something very wrong with this country." J_William_Ryan 10 hrs ago #35

Except he won't do the thing that is needed. Always Blue 10 hrs ago #37

People completely (and perhaps purposely) misquote Newsom on this issue... PeaceWave 9 hrs ago #41

Well said. But my opinion is that, if taxing them means they'll move out of my state, we should tax them hard. Scrivener7 1 min ago #45