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Gavin Newsom: “The working class now has been or has embraced Donald Trump.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

Podcast Discussion on Democratic Party Challenges with Governors Gavin Newsom and Tim Walz

Published March 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:49

And so they see it exactly the opposite of that, that we're the party of the elites, that we don't represent. We represent, quote, unquote, others. We don't represent them. In this notion that The working class now has been or has embraced Donald Trump. is extraordinary. And so, I mean, you were out on the camp, you were out on the campaign trail. (02:49–02:54)

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“CNN had the Democratic Party brand now down about 29%.”
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“Two thirds of the map is deeply red. I mean, it's just America only more so in California.”
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“They're actually influencing young kids every single day.”
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