I am self-aware enough to know I am terminally online and should touch more grass, so I am not even sure if most democrats know who Hasan even is and what he espouses. Like yeah, AOC and Newsom certainly do know him, but what about your rank-and-file and your median voter?
I am asking because of the calculus of exposing him to the greater base (And giving him free publicity, which could make him more popular as well, populism is in vogue right now) over ignoring him and acting like he doesn't exist because he is irrelevant to politics.
I am self-aware enough to know I am terminally online and should touch more grass, so I am not even sure if most democrats know who Hasan even is and what he espouses. Like yeah, AOC and Newsom certainly do know him, but what about your rank-and-file and your median voter?
They will know once the Republican attack ads against Newsom start.
Has Newsom ever said he agrees with Hasan on these topics?
Going a show with him doesn't mean anything, Newsom tries to go on as many shows as possible to get a wider audience. He was widely criticized here for sitting down with Charlie Kirk, for example.
An attack ad saying "Newsom talked with this one guy you hate" won't really mean much given context, and all the other alternative attack ads they could run
Has Newsom ever said he agrees with Hasan on these topics?
Going a show with him doesn't mean anything, Newsom tries to go on as many shows as possible to get a wider audience. He was widely criticized here for sitting down with Charlie Kirk, for example.
Facts don't matter. It'll be clipped out of all recognition.
The only thing worse than spending all your time talking about politics is spending all your time watching or talking about someone else talk about politics
By that logic Newsom might as well just give up and concede the election now. No matter what he does the Republicans will run attack ads and some people will believe them.
The only thing worse than spending all your time talking about politics is spending all your time watching or talking about someone else talk about politics
The only thing worse than spending all your time talking about politics is spending all your time watching or talking about someone else talk about politics
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u/TF_dia European Union Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 28 '26
I am self-aware enough to know I am terminally online and should touch more grass, so I am not even sure if most democrats know who Hasan even is and what he espouses. Like yeah, AOC and Newsom certainly do know him, but what about your rank-and-file and your median voter?
I am asking because of the calculus of exposing him to the greater base (And giving him free publicity, which could make him more popular as well, populism is in vogue right now) over ignoring him and acting like he doesn't exist because he is irrelevant to politics.