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“On Nov. 4, Californians will decide whether the Democratic gerrymander can proceed. The outcome could very well wind up determining whether Democrats can overcome Trump’s bid to steer the midterms to the Republicans. ‘For Democrats, California is not just the big enchilada,’ says Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. ‘It’s the only enchilada on the menu.’”“Newsom is consumed with the idea that Republicans owe their political success to their dominance of new media, a realization he says hit home when his teenage son grew infatuated with the manosphere and especially right-wing influencer Andrew Tate. Determined to reverse-engineer a response, Newsom has been meeting with dozens of online creators, and he launched a podcast that has featured deep conversations with MAGA heavyweights such as Steve Bannon and the late Charlie Kirk.”“In some sense, Newsom seems to want to lead a Democratic version of the Republican-leaning manosphere…”“On a recent Friday, Newsom was back to spreading the Democratic message and firming up his bro credentials in a venue where few politicians care to venture. He logged on to the livestreaming platform Twitch to spend an hour playing Fortnite with the popular YouTube creator ConnorEatsPants.”“Even here, in a virtual playground where the same young men who are spurning the Democratic Party gather by the millions, Newsom ran into an obstacle that may ultimately limit his political ascent. EatsPants brought up housing prices and said that even successful creators like himself can’t afford a place to live. ‘We can’t buy a house, bro,’ he complained. ‘None of us are buying a f---ing house.’”https://tinyurl.com/z6hpw8ek