Kinda shocked that the most successful campaign of 2025 crushed both the GOP and the Dem establishment with a simple "here are the problems and here are the things I'm going to do about it" message, and what the establishment took away from it was to lean into social media sniping and Newsom Thought
@jamesbjones.comThird, the temperament of the electorate has changed. People are angry. People want answers and reassurances and to be spoken to plainly. This is a big part of why Mamdani is so popular. Running this account with the same "sick burn" energy as during the campaign just comes off as "cringe" now.
