{"id":2446239,"date":"2025-06-12T06:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-is-just-the-white-male-kamala-harris\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:03:01","slug":"gavin-newsom-is-just-the-white-male-kamala-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-is-just-the-white-male-kamala-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Is Just The White Male Kamala Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsom-is-just-the-white-male-kamala-harris%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article critiques California governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s recent speech,which has been compared to those made by Kamala Harris during her campaign. It highlights how Newsom&#8217;s address, titled &#8220;Democracy at a Crossroads,&#8221; was filled with dramatic language and accusations against federal law enforcement and former President Trump, framing these as threats to democracy. The author, Eddie Scarry, argues that newsom&#8217;s comments about the state of democracy echo the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >melodramatic rhetoric previously<\/a> used by Harris, suggesting a repetitive narrative strategy by Democrats leading up to the 2028 elections. Despite the enthusiasm from some Democrats and media outlets for Newsom&#8217;s performance, the author questions its efficacy with a broader audience, asserting that it resembles the ineffective messaging that contributed to Democratic losses in past elections. The piece concludes by suggesting that Newsom&#8217;s approach is an attempt to revitalize a tired political strategy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-king-trashed-for-making-comments-about-banned-books-does-this-include-pornography\/\" title=\"Stephen King Trashed For Making Comments About Banned Books: \u2018Does This Include Pornography?\u2019\">echoing similar sentiments<\/a> as seen in 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rFpjwwV06Wo\" target=\"_blank\">The National Desk\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/gavin-newsom-is-the-white-male-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Gavin%20Newsom%20Is%20The%20White%20Male%20Kamala&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/gavin-newsom-is-the-white-male-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Gavin%20Newsom%20Is%20The%20White%20Male%20Kamala&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/gavin-newsom-is-the-white-male-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/gavin-newsom-is-the-white-male-kamala\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Gavin%20Newsom%20Is%20The%20White%20Male%20Kamala&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/12\/gavin-newsom-is-the-white-male-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>If watching news coverage of California Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s melodramatic remarks on Tuesday night is giving you deja vu, you&rsquo;re not alone. It really is exactly like what the dying media tried doing with Kamala Harris last year.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s eight-minute, technical-glitch-ridden speech could have been about his administration&rsquo;s efforts to quell the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/09\/illegal-aliens-violently-rioting-in-l-a-is-the-natural-consequence-of-democrat-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violent<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/11\/the-anti-american-riots-in-la-are-gavin-newsoms-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">destructive riots<\/a> rocking his state since Friday, or it could have been about measures to cooperate with the White House to make illegal alien deportations more orderly, but that would have been productive. Instead, the governor &mdash;perpetually in vocal fry &mdash; titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/06\/10\/governor-newsoms-address-to-california-democracy-at-a-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his speech<\/a> &ldquo;Democracy at a Crossroads&rdquo; and bemoaned the federal agents engaged in law enforcement and President Trump for, as Newsom put it, &ldquo;traumatizing our communities.&rdquo; And, of course, he said it was all a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-227940186\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Democracy is under assault right before our eyes,&rdquo; Newsom said. &ldquo;The moment we&rsquo;ve feared has arrived. He&rsquo;s taking a wrecking ball to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/constitution-expert-bidens-scotus-changes-not-what-founders-would-want-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Constitution expert: Biden\u2019s SCOTUS changes \u2018not what founders would want\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">founding fathers&#038;rsquo<\/a>; historic project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other nauseating lines from Newsom&rsquo;s speech:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &ldquo;He&rsquo;s delegitimizing news organizations and assaulting the First Amendment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &ldquo;At the threat of defunding them, he&rsquo;s dictating what universities can teach.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &ldquo;Targeting law firms and the judicial branch that are the foundation of an orderly, civil society.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &ldquo;The rule of law has increasingly given way to the rule of Don.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sir, what about the bonfires downtown? <em>Democracy is at stake! A republic, if you can keep it! No one is above the law!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If I told you any of Newsom&rsquo;s remarks were from some Kamala 2024 campaign speech, you&rsquo;d have no doubt. It&rsquo;s the exact type of corny, delusional, patronizing rot she regurgitated for months. Thinking it was over turned out to be a mistake. Democrats and the media are ready to microwave the same strategy in 2028 &mdash; except with a white man instead of a somewhat black woman.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/11\/us\/newsom-speech-2028.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> it was &ldquo;hard to watch the speech &hellip; and not wonder if the 2028 campaign had already begun.&rdquo; Meidas Touch, the popular &ldquo;resistance&rdquo; account on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1932619863266296296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> Newsom&rsquo;s remarks &ldquo;powerful and urgent&rdquo; (the account&rsquo;s post of the speech garnered half a million views). Fire-breathing Democrat Ana Navarro nearly collapsed into a wet mess over Newsom&rsquo;s display. &ldquo;I have been so thirsty,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1932622931844313119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on CNN, &ldquo;for somebody that is not cowardly, bending the knee and selling out to Donald Trump as he does all of this to America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I know an effective speech when I see one. And I mean genuinely effective, as in with nonpartisan voters, and not just whatever quenches Ana Navarro&rsquo;s thirst. Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin from Michigan delivered a very good rebuttal speech to President Trump&rsquo;s address to Congress in March (though it was good precisely because she largely stayed away from the mind-numbing content Newsom was blurting). What Newsom did was not that, and I&rsquo;m not convinced even partisan Democrats outside of the media cared for it.<\/p>\n<p>They heard all of it in the last election. And they lost. True, Newsom is white and he&rsquo;s a man and that distinguishes him from Kamala Harris, but he&rsquo;s otherwise essentially the same person.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala didn&rsquo;t believe anything, which is why she took the opposite side of all of her major positions three months ahead of the election. Newsom doesn&rsquo;t believe anything, which is why he&rsquo;ll attempt to do the same if he&rsquo;s able to secure the Democrat nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is 2024 all over again.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2028\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/california\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Gavin Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If California Gov. 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