‘Really Problematic’: Dem Senator Throws Gavin Newsom Under The Bus, Blames California For Party’s ‘Toxic’ Brand

Democrat Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet disagreed with California Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday, acknowledging the party’s brand problems but blaming states like California and New York and their “educated elites.”

Newsom appeared on “Real Time With Bill Maher” Friday evening, stating that his party’s brand was “toxic,” adding how Democrats “talk down” to voters. On “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker pressed the senator about Newsom’s comment, asking if he agreed with the California governor about their party’s brand image.

“I do agree that the Democratic Party brand is really problematic,” Bennet said. “I think that it is a brand that is, with all respect to my colleague from California, is associated with New York and with California is associated with the educated elites in this country and and not anymore with working people in this country.”

During former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaigns, the Democrat Party struggled to gain traction among the working class. With key issues like the economy, inflation and the border, Democrats failed to connect as the Biden-Harris administration saw record highs for voters’ major concerns.

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Bennet went on to state that he believes Trump’s “trickle down economics” is good news for the party as it will allegedly “create again the tax cuts for the wealthiest people in the United States and pay for it by taking away health care from the American people.”