The poll comes as Newsom has taken a more aggressive position in standing up to President Donald Trump.

The poll indicates support for the more aggressive position Newsom has taken in standing up to Donald Trump, particularly over a plan by Republicans in Texas to redraw their state’s congressional seat map in the hopes of winning more seats in midterm elections next year.

The battle to become the 2028 presidential election candidate will likely set the new direction for the Democratic Party as it struggles with net favorability at what one recent poll showed to be a three-year low. Newsom has not formally announced his candidacy.

  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    1 day ago

    If people really wanted Dems to prioritize labor issues, then Dems who prioritized labor issues would win primaries.

    • mathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      51·
      1 day ago

      oh dear… no they wouldn’t. You’re living in a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, the system is rigged against labor issues. Look at the ratfucking bernie got and he was a compromiye candidate.

      • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        53·
        1 day ago

        Nonsense. Bernie lost because he is unpopular among Black voters. And polls consistently show that Democratic voters prioritize other issues over labor.

        • piefood@feddit.onlineEnglish
          3·
          22 hours ago

          Bernie lost because the DNC screwed him over. Calling him a racist is one of the many ways that they did that.

          I agree that voters prioritize other issues over labor, but the Democratics refuse to take action on those issues as well. Maybe they could try doing what the voters want for a change, and see if people come out to support them.

          • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            14 hours ago

            Did the DNC make Sanders say this?

            You know there are a lot of white folks out there who are not necessarily racist who felt uncomfortable for the first time in their lives about whether or not they wanted to vote for an African-American

            The top issues are among Democrats right now are inflation and civil rights, and that’s what they are focusing their messaging on.

            • piefood@feddit.onlineEnglish
              3·
              13 hours ago

              The top issues are among Democrats right now are inflation and civil rights

              Then maybe the elected Democrats should have done something about those things when they had the power to. But they chose not to, and instead spent their time giving handouts to their rich friends, and bombing kids.

              • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                13 hours ago

                Democrats aren’t responsible for Trump tariffs, and that’s what is causing inflation.

                • piefood@feddit.onlineEnglish
                  2·
                  12 hours ago

                  Sure, that’s why I said “When they had the power to”. But they were responsible for the inflation under Biden and Obama, and instead of trying to fix that, they screwed over workers and gave handouts to their rich friends.