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applegrove

(132,207 posts)
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:35 PM Nov 2025

Newsom beats Vance with young male voters.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
To young men who are seeing the light: trump and his sycophants were never tough but this man and countless other Democrats in the government are and they will fight for your rights and work to make your lives better.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

AnnieOakleyinGA (@annie1x.bsky.social) 2025-11-15T17:25:15.526Z
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Fiendish Thingy

(23,225 posts)
1. Waaay too early for a coronation.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:54 PM
Nov 2025

Newsom certainly has the loudest voice and best known name on the Dems side at the moment, but that doesn’t mean he is the best choice for the 2028 nominee.

IMO, unless Trump dies in office and Vance becomes the incumbent, it’s extremely unlikely Vance will be the Republican nominee in 2028- the only Republican disliked more by his fellow party members is Ted Cruz.

So, polling comparing two candidates with high name recognition, mixed to low favorability ratings and odds of securing the nomination that are nebulous at best, is just plain silly and meaningless.

Jack Valentino

(5,011 posts)
3. 'At the moment', Newsom WOULD appear to be 'the best choice' for 2028!
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:08 AM
Nov 2025

But yes, it is early and things can change.


As for the Republicans, a GQP Vice President always has a stronger chance
of becoming the next GQP presidential nominee than if he were the Democrat's VP---
simply because the GQP electorate is more used to taking orders...

I am intrigued by your thought that Vance WON'T end up as the 2028 GQP nominee,
(unless Trump dies in office),
as he has been polling at 50 percent among Republican voters
with all the others mostly in single digits---

What do you speculate could change that outcome?

And of course interested in your speculations for the Democratic primary?

Jack Valentino

(5,011 posts)
2. A notable polling victory, since that particular demographic
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:55 PM
Nov 2025

may have made the whole difference for Trump in 2024...


Personally, I like what Newsom has been doing,
mocking Trump in Trump's own style on social media--

(YES, in 'the old days' that would have been considered
"undignified and un-presidential"---
and "disrespectful to the office", blah blah blah---)

but Trump and his cult have put us into a 'new ball park',
and Newsom is beating them in their own ball park!

Thus this particular polling result!



msongs

(73,752 posts)
4. you're in high school. vance and newsom approach your lunch table and ask to join you. which do allow if any?
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:20 AM
Nov 2025

Enter stage left

(4,560 posts)
6. I'm one of those young voters who would vote for Newsom over Vance...
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:31 AM
Nov 2025

If you consider 80 years old as young!

Response to applegrove (Original post)

Jerry2144

(3,272 posts)
8. Newsom is stronger than I thought
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 12:38 AM
Nov 2025

Did he hold one young male voter in his left hand and one in his right when he beat Vance? Why didn't the Secret Service interfere with the bludgeoning? Could they finally realize Couch Vance needs so attitude adjustment?

JI7

(93,615 posts)
9. Nick Fuentes said he would support Newsom over Vance because Newsom is married to a white woman
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:36 AM
Nov 2025

He also called Vance fat and ugly.

Not that these incels should be imporant but the reality is they don't vote on issues.

And I wish people would stop seeing them as victims .

JI7

(93,615 posts)
10. Vance is just not likable and boring. There is nothing appealing about himm him
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:40 AM
Nov 2025

The ones that like Trump for the entertainment would be bored with Vance.

I actually think almost any white man we run would win against Vance. I think we might have won last year if the ticket was Walz/ Harris instead of Harris/Walz.

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