Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) suggested that California Governor Gavin Newsom should look in the mirror with his damning critique of the Democratic Party.
Newsom, who is seen as a potential 2028 contender for the White House, said during a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” that the “Democratic brand” was “toxic” and referred to polls showing favorability for the party under 30%.
During an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” moderator Kristen Welker said those were “powerful words” from Newsom and asked Bennet if he agreed with the assessment.
“I do agree that the Democratic Party brand is really problematic. And I think that it is a brand that is, with all respect to my colleague from my California, is associated with New York and with California, is associated with the educated elites in this country, and not anymore with working people in this country,” Bennet said.
Bennet is not the only Democrat lawmaker to swipe back at Newsom.
“With respect, [Newsom] the Democratic party is not ‘toxic,’” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who represents Silicon Valley, said in a post on X. “This is not the time to join the chorus in bashing our party. The rage should be about what Trump is doing TODAY. Let’s share what our party has done & offer a forward vision for the future.”
Bennet argued that President Donald Trump has presented some “good news” for the party when it comes to his economic pursuits and healthcare, but he also contended that the Democrat Party has to rise to the occasion in order to gain back trust.
“The Democratic Party ought to be able to come back, under those circumstances, with a pretty good argument about why we could leader better than Donald Trump and why we are able to provide a better set of economic policies, a much better set of healthcare policies than ensures universal healthcare, finally, for everybody in this country.”
After mentioning the need to improve education and claiming that “our kids are invisible to Donald Trump, Bennet went on to say: “If the Democratic Party would show up with some imagination, I think, not only would we do better, the American people would do better.”
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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) suggested that California Governor Gavin Newsom should look in the mirror with his damning critique of the Democratic Party.
Newsom, who is seen as a potential 2028 contender for the White House, said during a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” that the “Democratic brand” was “toxic” and referred to polls showing favorability for the party under 30%.
During an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” moderator Kristen Welker said those were “powerful words” from Newsom and asked Bennet if he agreed with the assessment.
“I do agree that the Democratic Party brand is really problematic. And I think that it is a brand that is, with all respect to my colleague from my California, is associated with New York and with California, is associated with the educated elites in this country, and not anymore with working people in this country,” Bennet said.
Bennet is not the only Democrat lawmaker to swipe back at Newsom.
“With respect, [Newsom] the Democratic party is not ‘toxic,’” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who represents Silicon Valley, said in a post on X. “This is not the time to join the chorus in bashing our party. The rage should be about what Trump is doing TODAY. Let’s share what our party has done & offer a forward vision for the future.”
Bennet argued that President Donald Trump has presented some “good news” for the party when it comes to his economic pursuits and healthcare, but he also contended that the Democrat Party has to rise to the occasion in order to gain back trust.
“The Democratic Party ought to be able to come back, under those circumstances, with a pretty good argument about why we could leader better than Donald Trump and why we are able to provide a better set of economic policies, a much better set of healthcare policies than ensures universal healthcare, finally, for everybody in this country.”
After mentioning the need to improve education and claiming that “our kids are invisible to Donald Trump, Bennet went on to say: “If the Democratic Party would show up with some imagination, I think, not only would we do better, the American people would do better.”
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