Gavin Newsom faces the 'Hillary Clinton problem,' says TV host about gov's 2028 ambitions

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Gavin Newsom faces the 'Hillary Clinton problem,' says TV host about gov's 2028 ambitions
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“I think Newsom has the Hillary Clinton problem, which is that Hillary Clinton was perceived outside of the Democratic Party and Democratic coalition as the ultimate lib, the libiest lib who ever lived, and was never actually like that much of a lib,” Hayes told Douthat during his “Interesting Times” podcast.

“It was like — and also had a record that was fairly centrist, particularly as a US senator.” “And that’s like the worst uncanny valley for a Democratic politician to be in, where the base doesn’t trust you because you don’t have a kind of organic relationship with the left parts of the party. And then the swing voter just thinks like, that’s a lib,” he added.Hayes said Democrats needed someone who had an authentic relationship with the party’s left-wing base, but also “communicates broadly” and is viewed as nonpartisan. “I just think right now — and this could change — Newsom has the opposite set of factors. He has made very clear attempts to show that he’s bipartisan, centrist, independent,” he said.“But I haven’t seen evidence that that comes through. I just think there’s a reputational thing that’s very problematic. Also, the governor of California is a tough place to get the next Democratic nominee from,” he added.Hayes agreed and noted how President Donald Trump has done an effective job at it throughout his political career. “The ideal situation you want, I think, if you’re designing this in a lab, is someone that has both a proven ability to speak to swing voters, the voters you need, and is also really good at attention,” Hayes said. “And the nightmare scenario in a Democratic primary is someone who’s bad at the former and good at the latter.”Would-be car bomber rammed explosives-laden truck into temple preschool — before guards shot him deadOld Dominion gunman ID’d as ISIS-linked terror attacker who sought out ROTC before opening fire‘Heartbroken’ Rosanna Scotto mourns former co-anchor Ernie Anastos after news icon dies at 82‘Stand By Me’ Star Corey Feldman Claims He “Was Not Invited” To The Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute: “I’ll Honor Rob My Own Way” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Stuns ‘The View’ Audience As She Calls Democrats “The Party of Masks”: “You Guys Forced Masks On Everybody in the United States” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”Stream It Or Skip It: 'Scarpetta' On Prime Video, Where Nicole Kidman Is A Medical Examiner Who Is Haunted By Serial Killings She Thought She Solved Two Decades Ago

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