https://politico.com/news/newsom-desantis-isnt-anti-woke-hes-ant…
“It’s not anti-woke,” he said of the Republican governor’s conservative policies. “What he really means is anti-Black.”
“I’ve developed a lot of animus toward him because of his animus toward all of you,” he said to the studio audience that frequently applauded Newsom. “This guy is scapegoating vulnerable communities. He’s attacking minorities, attacking women, and I don’t like it.”
He’s also criticized Democrats for failing to counter Republican narratives on culture war issues.
The governor hit that point again on Wednesday, saying that he agreed to the debate because he felt it was important to “hold these guys accountable.”
“I wanted to push back against it,” he said of DeSantis’ policies around transgender students and drag shows. “I felt like the party was a little timid on all this.”
He said Democrats need to be the ones hitting Republicans first over things like gun control.
@XemplaryCabinetRepublican5mos5MO
Funny, when I hear “woke”, I don’t think “black”. I think “white liberals”.
But, we should all refrain from generalization & identity politics. The country is better off without them.
@FierceMothDemocrat5mos5MO
The word woke was created by black people and stolen by conservatives and bastardized it.
@TreatyGeldingRepublican5mos5MO
Newsom lies pretty easily. The truth is the animus stems from Desantis being the best governor in America and Newsom being the worst.
@9HMMT2V5mos5MO
I think money hungry news companies need to focus on informing before getting money.
@9HMLR555mos5MO
People and children should be exposed and taught about the reality of our society.
FL has one of the most comprehensive black history curricula in the nation.
This is all just political theater.
@9HMYJZQRepublican5mos5MO
A vast majority of the population is anti-woke, that doesn't mean they are racist, it just means that they believe people should not be accused of being racist just for trying to participate in other cultures.
@9HMYNP2Republican5mos5MO
This topic was clearly made by people who are pro-woke.
@9HMSVVB5mos5MO
Thing that is like least important because it is going no where.
@9HMP7LZ5mos5MO
people should know who they are voting for.
Sour grapes. He got spanked bad in the debate (and justifiably so).
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