{"id":2583671,"date":"2026-03-25T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-social-media-team-freaks-glowingly-compares-candidate-to-american-psycho-who-used-acid-to-mutilate-woman\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:24:09","slug":"newsoms-social-media-team-freaks-glowingly-compares-candidate-to-american-psycho-who-used-acid-to-mutilate-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-social-media-team-freaks-glowingly-compares-candidate-to-american-psycho-who-used-acid-to-mutilate-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom&#8217;s Social Media Team Freaks, Glowingly Compares Candidate to &#8216;American Psycho&#8217; Who Used Acid to Mutilate Woman"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fnewsoms-social-media-team-freaks-glowingly-compares-candidate-to-american-psycho-who-used-acid-to-mutilate-woman%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=2583671&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>Gavin Newsom is nicknamed \u201cPatrick Bateman\u201d by some critics who point to a resemblance between the California governor and the fictional yuppie serial killer from American Psycho, including hairstyle and a persona they say is fueled by status, wealth, vanity, and a ruthlessly self-obsessed attitude. The piece argues that while there are clear similarities, Newsom has not committed the atrocities of the character, and the comparison mainly serves as a critique of his public image. It criticizes Newsom\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">communications team<\/a> for pursuing a Trump-like, attention-hungry persona in the online space, hoping to dominate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-josh-hawley-break-the-internet\/\" title=\"Can Josh Hawley Break the Internet?\">attention economy<\/a>, a strategy that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >author contends backfired<\/a> and drew mockery from both critics and liberal audiences. The article cites a string of provocative posts and mocked \u201cpresidential\u201d schemes, including social media messages and memes, suggesting that such stunts often illuminate more about the messengers than about any real political plan. It concludes that this approach is unlikely to yield substantive traction and humorously contemplates a future campaign slogan, hinting that the public\u2019s response has mostly been memes rather than meaningful political support.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The joke nickname for California Gov. Gavin Newsom for some time now has been Patrick Bateman &mdash; the psychotic yuppie serial murderer from Brett Easton Ellis&rsquo; novel &ldquo;American Psycho.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Part of this is because of the fact that Newsom does indeed resemble Christian Bale&rsquo;s portrayal of the character in the movie adaptation &mdash; particularly that otterine hairstyle, which went out with Pat Riley &mdash; but the name has stuck because his persona resembles that of the character: sociopathic, devoid of any emotion aside from the drive for status and wealth, self-obsessed, vile, vain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/throwback-angry-gavin-newsom-interview-losing-governor-race-warning-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mercurial<\/a>, facile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-la-burned-newsom-attended-luxury-wine-tasting-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amoral<\/a>, entitled, cruel, and a man who spends an inordinate amount of his time trying to hide all of this behind a fa&ccedil;ade of something that might plausibly pass as a human being.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, there are some differences. For instance, he&rsquo;s never killed a co-worker in his apartment with an axe after explaining the finer points of why &ldquo;Hip to Be Square&rdquo; is a much deeper song than we all appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>At least that we know of, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>All I&rsquo;m saying is, if you&rsquo;re ever in his presence and he asks, &ldquo;You like Huey Lewis and the News?&rdquo;, <em>leave<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Now, maybe there was a way for Gavin have fun with this moniker, even if &ldquo;American Psycho&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t really the image you want to project when you want to be the American president. However, this is Gavin Newsom we&rsquo;re talking about here &mdash; and, more importantly, we&rsquo;re talking about Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s terminally online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brand-newsoms-comms-kid-caught-humiliating-black-woman-slave-song-sarcastically-calling-smart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terminally oblivious social media team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a while, they tried to make the wannabe Donald Trump posts happen, which somehow caught the liberal imagination. I guess when all your ideas are warmed-over Marxism or New Deal pap, unoriginality can indeed have its appeal.<\/p>\n<p>However, eventually even caps-lock impersonations of Trump lose their luster, and people are tuning out junk like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW THAT I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, AM OFFICIALLY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (THANK YOU DONALD!), I HAVE MANY BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE! FIRST, EVERY TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER IS NULL AND VOID, STEPHEN MILLER AND EVERY TRUMP GOON IS FIRED, AND THE TRUMP CORRUPTION PROBE IS OFFICIALLY&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/2033711886148186508?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, they needed a solution to get back on top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-lib-influencer-spreads-ridiculous-fake-news-bad-bunny-halftime-show-boy-detained-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the attention economy<\/a>. I, uh, don&rsquo;t think this was it, unless you&rsquo;re a believer in the dictum that all press is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-embarrassing-march-for-our-lives-co-founder-shreds-david-hogg-for-pillow-grift-company\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Embarrassing\u2019: March For Our Lives Co-Founder Shreds David Hogg For \u2018Pillow Grift\u2019 Company\">good press<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For so many years people have been saying that Patrick Bateman and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5j4vKNzUL\">pic.twitter.com\/K5j4vKNzUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2036294024445960229?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just in case you haven&rsquo;t seen the movie or read the book, Bateman isn&rsquo;t just <em>any<\/em> sadistic yuppie, but a cannibalistic cokehead who rapes, tortures, murders, and dismembers women (and men in a pinch, but mostly women) for fun. Sometimes, he doesn&rsquo;t even do those things in that order, either, which is about as far as I&rsquo;ll go into that.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say, of all the ways to make hay off of the Patrick Bateman nickname, the worst possible one was: &ldquo;Boy, don&rsquo;t I look like that guy? Let&rsquo;s see what kind of engagement this gets!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As if you needed to ask, here it was:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Us at the thought of you getting elected president. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cC0UxwZWoo\">pic.twitter.com\/cC0UxwZWoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayCaruso\/status\/2036391426049675360?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your psychiatrist misses you<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/2036434022474092698?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not sure if your comms guy read who Patrick Bateman is&hellip; but I don&rsquo;t think comparing yourself to Patrick Bateman is the flex you think it is <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Frewe3dFMM\">pic.twitter.com\/Frewe3dFMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickshirleyy\/status\/2036307498156933550?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The problem is that his comms people know exactly who Patrick Bateman is &mdash; and they wanted this because they thought they could own the right by then turning around and going &ldquo;boy those MAGAts are some snowflakes, amirite?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAGA is spiraling because of this post! Nothing triggers these snowflakes more than a Democrat who is funny and has a backbone! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lm5SSPGiAa\">pic.twitter.com\/lm5SSPGiAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/2036508668619903436?\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, remember those days when the media kept hand-wringing over those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/twitter-israeli-parliament-trump-tweets-violate-rules-iran-calling-destruction-israel-ok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trumpian mean tweets<\/a>? I don&rsquo;t remember him ever pointing out that people compared him to a fictional serial-killing cannibal and viewing it in a favorable light. Maybe that&rsquo;s just me, but probably not.<\/p>\n<p>But let it never be said that Gov. Newsom is a man who isn&rsquo;t telling voters precisely what he plans to do to the country before he even announces his run. I can see the bumper stickers now. &ldquo;Gavin 2028: You Like Huey Lewis and the News, America?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Part of why the label sticks is Newsom\u2019s resemblance to Christian Bale\u2019s Bateman in the film, especially the slick, image-conscious vibe. But the piece stresses there are clear differences-Newsom hasn\u2019t killed anyone, at least as far as anyone knows. It adds a wry note that if you\u2019re around him and he asks if you like Huey Lewis and the News, you should probably walk away.<\/p>\n<p>The article then shifts to how Newsom\u2019s highly online communications team tried to ride the Bateman nickname for attention, hoping it would bolster his profile as he contemplates national ambitions. Instead, the strategy largely backfired: the Bateman comparison drew mockery and polarization, not serious political traction. Several pundits mocked the stunt or used it to lampoon Newsom\u2019s messaging, with one line of commentary imagining a future where a pro-Newsom bumper sticker riffs on the Huey Lewis gag. The piece argues that attempting to \u201cown\u201d the joke only underscored the governor\u2019s online approach and the attention-economy dynamics of modern politics.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout, the text also includes various technical elements from the web page-ad-slot logs, scripts for loading a video widget, and a dynamic form-showing how the piece was assembled for online delivery. 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