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Gavin Newsom: Democrats Need to Be ‘More Culturally Normal’
During an interview at the DealBook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that Democrats needed to design a compelling economic vision for the future.
We don’t talk enough about interest rates. We don’t talk about incumbency. Issues related — you just had Bibi on — related to Israeli politics, immigration, the border in particular. You could talk about all those things, not just 107 days, not just talk about Biden’s determination, or lack thereof, in terms of passing the baton. But I think there’s a broader narrative that we have to address: That is we have to be more culturally normal. We have to be a little less judgmental. We have to be a party that understands the importance and power of the border, substantively and politically. We have a party that I think needs to design and develop a compelling economic vision for the future, where people feel included to reconcile the fact that if we don’t democratize our economy, we’re not going to save democracy. And I don’t think it’s healthy that we have 10 percent of people that own two-thirds of the wealth in this country. I don’t think it’s sustainable practice. The folks watching MrBeast, disproportionately 30-year-olds, the first generation in history not doing better than their parents. There’s some underlying issues here that have to be addressed. We have an economy that is broken for too many people, and I say that as someone that doesn’t begrudge other people’s success. I do that as someone that believes not in redistributive policies, believes in progressive tax policy, but is mindful that businesses can’t thrive in a world that’s failing. And I think that’s foundationally and fundamentally what Trump understood. It’s what people like A.O.C, Bernie and Mamdani understand from a narrative perspective. But the policies that shape that, I think will also shape the comeback for the Democratic Party.
During an interview at the DealBook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that Democrats needed to design a compelling economic vision for the future.
By Jamie Leventhal
December 3, 2025
