Newsom's opponent: I'm reasonable, not a 'crazy Republican'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brian Dahle, the Republican Party’s longshot hope to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, knows that to win in his progressive home state he can’t allow Democrats to label him as an election denying, abortion-hating, gun-loving, bombastic right-winger.

It’s why Dahle, an affable farmer and state senator from the sparsely populated northeast corner of the state, goes out of his way to make one thing clear: “I’m not a crazy Republican. I’m a reasonable person.”

Whether voters believe he is what he says and not how Democrats portray him will determine how Dahle does against Newsom, a first-term Democrat who is an overwhelming favorite in November.

Republicans haven't won a statewide office in California since 2006 because their candidates generally are little-known, little-funded and identified — rightly or wrongly — as strong social conservatives in a state that's socially liberal. The GOP has seen its share of registered voters shrink to the point where Democrats now have a roughly 2-to-1 advantage and there are nearly as many independents as Republicans.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsom-s-opponent-i-m-reasonable-not-a-crazy-republican/ar-AAZcxYQ

So you acknowledge most of your party is crazy.

[gratuitous]

1. So, Brian, how many of your party compatriots would you classify as "crazy"?

And how would you know you were crazy if you were crazy?

[kysrsoze]

2. Sure you are...

[msongs]

3. if u belong to a racist fascist gay basher party, odds are u are a racist fascist gay basher nt

[JohnSJ]

4. Newsom should have no problem, as long as he gets out there. During the recall he was mostly

ignoring the situation, until a couple of polls came out indicating it might be close, which is when he started actively campaigning against the recall, and pushed back the recall by a large margin.

The biggest problem Democrats have is taking things for granted. That was done in 2000 and 2016.

Getting out the vote is critical

[HAB911]

5. Anyone that still calls themselves Republican is crazy

[Emile]

6. If he's a member of the White Christian Fascist party ( Republican )

then he's a crazy sob.

[RockRaven]

7. "But I'm a *good* Nazi..."

Sit down and shut the fuck up. There are no good Nazis, not when -- as at this moment -- there are multiple political parties and freedom of association.

[Initech]

8. There's no such thing as a "reasonable Republican" anymore.

They've been hijacked by the crazies, the Trumpsters, the AM radio talking heads, and the Fox News talking heads.

[FSogol]

9. Even if that were true, his votes would still support the rest of the "crazy Republican" party &

their scummy ilk.