Speaker 1: We have a voicemail number. That number is 2192. David P,
here is a caller who is skeptical that Gavin Newsom really has what it takes
to be president. Take a listen to this. Speaker 4: Hey, David. So I want to ask
you a question about Gavin Newsom. Okay, friend, we're talking about Gavin Newsom
potentially running for president in 2024. And these are Republican. He was laughing a little
bit. He was like the state of California doesn't even like Newsom. He almost got a recall and.
Now all of a sudden you guys are pushing him possibly for president. He's going to get crushed,
blah, blah, blah. I mean, what do you think about his analysis of Gavin Newsom? And I know
you've talked about the whole recall thing, but. Speaker 1: Yeah, the analysis is very much wrong.
So Gavin Newsom isn't well-liked in California. Okay. Well, let's look at the numbers. In 2018,
Gavin Newsom won 62 to 38 in California. Okay. That's a pretty major win. And in 2020, let's see
what what did Biden even win with in 2020? Biden got basically the same. Yeah, so almost identical
numbers. California Biden and Newsom both won with very similar numbers, low sixties the
recall election even in the recall which is sort of the odds are stacked against you in a recall
because the recall is brought by period people that don't like you. So by it, by definition,
recalls often have low turnout. He skewed to the group that wants the official removed.
He also got 62% of the vote in the recall. So I think Gavin Newsom's numbers are absolutely
fine. I don't see an issue at all. Does that mean that he would win an election, a national election
for the presidency? Of course not. What's what's the political climate at the time?
Who's the Republican challenger? Is it Newsom versus DeSantis? Is it Newsom versus
Trump? Is it Newsom versus Nikki Haley? There's no way to say Newsom would win.
But the idea that the California numbers prove Newsom is not popular. Now give me a break.
Newsom won with really good numbers in 2018 and he survived the recall with the same exact numbers. I
mean, even the I believe that in a gubernatorial race and we will see in November, Newsom may win
with even bigger numbers. If the recall went so poorly for those who wanted to remove him,
it's hard to imagine that he's going to not do well in November. But we will see. I don't see it
as a problem whatsoever. On the bonus show today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other
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