Mothra said:
Would love to see him - and not Vance - as the nominee. Don't think Vance is capable of beating Newsom while I think Rubio would wipe the floor with him.
Anyone should be able to beat GN. The dude is a failure as a leader. That has been national news for years now. And GN doesn't have the receipts to show what he has done to take the state to the next level of success. In fact, just the opposite. If anything he has taken a once great state and started the process of running it into the ground.
As many have posited, how do you take a state as rich as CA in resources and run it into the ground? It almost would have to be purposeful to do such a thing.
Would JDV beat GN? I don't know. But the fact that GN's name is even still in the hunt for POTUS is beyond belief considering his track record in CA.
People might not like DT, and might not like JDV's affiliation with him, but it doesn't change the facts about GN as a leader. And his record isn't good. He has nothing to run on.
Except apparently his "looks"?
If one wants to argue that JDV is a "lesser" man in the looks department, well I'd rather have a real man with slightly "lesser" looks who has some capability in running a country than a superficial dude who has what some might consider traditional good looks, but has a lousy leadership record. And it's not like JDV is necessarily an unattractive man anyway. In fact, I think he's a nice looking man. Carries himself tall. And speaks with confidence. He has an answer for everything and doesn't back down.
As for Rubio? That would easily balance the "looks" playing field. Marco Rubio is also good-looking. He has those guy next door, boyish good looks that he doesn't have to force. Nor does he try. Like metro man does. Furthermore, he has shown himself to be a talented politician and force to be reckoned with on the international stage. I agree that he would make GN look like the leg-crossing, metro male he is.
When it comes to looks though, I have numerous gay, conservative friends who couldn't care less what GN looks like. As one of them said, GN is proof that one can have traditional good looks, but can still be an unattractive person. And looks don't compensate for incompetence.
