Newsom pledged to take on “authoritarian leaders” he says are “directly attacking our freedoms,” including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press
“What’s happening in those red states?” Newsom asked. “That’s not who we are. It’s un-American. It’s un-democratic.” Newsom and his family will visit Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi early next week, meeting with Democratic activists who are pushing for things like expanding Medicaid and resisting Sanders’ education proposals. But first, he’ll appear at a fundraiser Saturday in Florida for the Democratic Governors Association, spokesperson Nathan Click said.
“He’s been saying we can’t go just to the 12 states that are on the line; we’ve got to go to the states where we lose and help the people who are on the front lines with these fights,” Click said. Dirt Road has continued to operate as Harrison has taken over as Democratic National Committee chair, raising about $200,000 before the end of last year, according to federal filings.
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