Newsom leads 2028 pack in aggressive abortion-rights messaging
Confidence requires clarity.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is taking a more aggressive abortion-rights stance in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential race compared to other leading Democrats.
Newsom, who is widely considered a leading Democrat for the next presidential election, has in recent weeks taken a more heavy-handed approach on the controversial issue of abortion than other possible 2028 Democrat candidates, such as Govs. Andy Beshear (D-KY) and Josh Shapiro (D-PA).
Abortion has been an important issue in every election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, requiring states to limit access to the procedure.
Newsom’s forceful posture was on full display in his profane response to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit against a California doctor who prescribed abortion pills to a Louisiana resident involved in a coerced abortion. Murrill is requesting that Dr. Remy Coeytaux be extradited to Louisiana for prescribing mifepristone online.
The California governor told Murrill via X post to “go f*** yourself” and that “California will never help you criminalize healthcare.”
Newsom also signed into law last week a $90 million infusion of funds to make up for cuts to Planned Parenthood made by federal Republicans through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Democrats for Life of America director Kristen Day, who is an anti-abortion Catholic, told the Washington Examiner that she believes Newsom’s tactics will turn off voters who are dissatisfied with the GOP but oppose the abortion-rights platform of the Democratic Party.
Day said she took offense at Newsom’s response to the abortion pill litigation from Louisiana, calling his approach to the abortion debate “a little embarrassing.”
“We’re deteriorating in a way where we can’t have conversations and talk to people anymore,” Day said. “You just drop the F-bomb, and that’s how you solve problems in the party, it seems.”
Even some supporters of the Democratic Party’s abortion platform take issue with Newsom’s approach.
Corbin Trent, a former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former spokesman for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), told the Washington Examiner that he thinks there is “a place for making reproductive rights less of a focus” for Democratic candidates in the lead-up to the 2028 election cycle.
When asked if Newsom’s approach was too brash, Trent said he thinks Newsom’s highly aggressive opposition to anything President Donald Trump or Republicans support is not conducive to winning …
Confidence requires clarity.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is taking a more aggressive abortion-rights stance in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential race compared to other leading Democrats.
Newsom, who is widely considered a leading Democrat for the next presidential election, has in recent weeks taken a more heavy-handed approach on the controversial issue of abortion than other possible 2028 Democrat candidates, such as Govs. Andy Beshear (D-KY) and Josh Shapiro (D-PA).
Abortion has been an important issue in every election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, requiring states to limit access to the procedure.
Newsom’s forceful posture was on full display in his profane response to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit against a California doctor who prescribed abortion pills to a Louisiana resident involved in a coerced abortion. Murrill is requesting that Dr. Remy Coeytaux be extradited to Louisiana for prescribing mifepristone online.
The California governor told Murrill via X post to “go f*** yourself” and that “California will never help you criminalize healthcare.”
Newsom also signed into law last week a $90 million infusion of funds to make up for cuts to Planned Parenthood made by federal Republicans through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Democrats for Life of America director Kristen Day, who is an anti-abortion Catholic, told the Washington Examiner that she believes Newsom’s tactics will turn off voters who are dissatisfied with the GOP but oppose the abortion-rights platform of the Democratic Party.
Day said she took offense at Newsom’s response to the abortion pill litigation from Louisiana, calling his approach to the abortion debate “a little embarrassing.”
“We’re deteriorating in a way where we can’t have conversations and talk to people anymore,” Day said. “You just drop the F-bomb, and that’s how you solve problems in the party, it seems.”
Even some supporters of the Democratic Party’s abortion platform take issue with Newsom’s approach.
Corbin Trent, a former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former spokesman for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), told the Washington Examiner that he thinks there is “a place for making reproductive rights less of a focus” for Democratic candidates in the lead-up to the 2028 election cycle.
When asked if Newsom’s approach was too brash, Trent said he thinks Newsom’s highly aggressive opposition to anything President Donald Trump or Republicans support is not conducive to winning …
Newsom leads 2028 pack in aggressive abortion-rights messaging
Confidence requires clarity.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is taking a more aggressive abortion-rights stance in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential race compared to other leading Democrats.
Newsom, who is widely considered a leading Democrat for the next presidential election, has in recent weeks taken a more heavy-handed approach on the controversial issue of abortion than other possible 2028 Democrat candidates, such as Govs. Andy Beshear (D-KY) and Josh Shapiro (D-PA).
Abortion has been an important issue in every election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, requiring states to limit access to the procedure.
Newsom’s forceful posture was on full display in his profane response to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit against a California doctor who prescribed abortion pills to a Louisiana resident involved in a coerced abortion. Murrill is requesting that Dr. Remy Coeytaux be extradited to Louisiana for prescribing mifepristone online.
The California governor told Murrill via X post to “go f*** yourself” and that “California will never help you criminalize healthcare.”
Newsom also signed into law last week a $90 million infusion of funds to make up for cuts to Planned Parenthood made by federal Republicans through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Democrats for Life of America director Kristen Day, who is an anti-abortion Catholic, told the Washington Examiner that she believes Newsom’s tactics will turn off voters who are dissatisfied with the GOP but oppose the abortion-rights platform of the Democratic Party.
Day said she took offense at Newsom’s response to the abortion pill litigation from Louisiana, calling his approach to the abortion debate “a little embarrassing.”
“We’re deteriorating in a way where we can’t have conversations and talk to people anymore,” Day said. “You just drop the F-bomb, and that’s how you solve problems in the party, it seems.”
Even some supporters of the Democratic Party’s abortion platform take issue with Newsom’s approach.
Corbin Trent, a former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former spokesman for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), told the Washington Examiner that he thinks there is “a place for making reproductive rights less of a focus” for Democratic candidates in the lead-up to the 2028 election cycle.
When asked if Newsom’s approach was too brash, Trent said he thinks Newsom’s highly aggressive opposition to anything President Donald Trump or Republicans support is not conducive to winning …
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