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…
