To the editor: I couldn’t disagree extra with George Skelton’s column (“Instead of bashing other Democrats, Newsom needs to look inward,” April 7). I listened to Newsom’s podcast the opposite day — all 90 minutes of it — and couldn’t be extra impressed. Newsom is participating with the opposite aspect, which is strictly what must be accomplished, particularly because the Democrats (of which I’m one) turn into more and more clueless about what voters really need. I realized loads concerning the disillusionment voters are feeling — to the extent they’d decide a convicted felon over a candidate from our personal social gathering. I encourage everybody to pay attention and study.
Manuel “Manny” Padilla Jr., Studio Metropolis
..
To the editor: I respect what Newsom is attempting to do together with his podcast. My father and grandfather have been each attorneys who loved avid debates on the dinner desk. I keep in mind how throughout many of those discussions, one aspect would possibly begin to increase their voices in argument. At that time, my father would press the maintain button and point out that argument is to be accomplished logically, not emotionally. The purpose was, that as impassioned as one is likely to be on a specific topic, it was higher to turn into higher knowledgeable and later convey up the argument once you had extra ammo in your belt. Emotional and loud argumentation was not tolerated.
Will Shaw, La Crescenta
..
To the editor: I’m a left-leaning registered unbiased — and an enormous fan of Newsom’s podcast. Following the election in November, I needed actual solutions and explanations, not the repetitive, self-serving excuses that crammed the liberal media bubble. So I sought out podcasts, books, information sources and interviews that introduced balanced reporting and evaluation of each the left and proper sides of our political divide. It was via this seek for various, more-balanced info sources that I found the “That is Gavin Newsom,” podcast, which I discover refreshing and informative.
I don’t care concerning the governor’s political plans however enormously respect his willingness to ask open and probing questions, to interact in civil dialogue and to debate subjects which are at instances unfavorable to him personally and/or to the Democratic Occasion. There may be a lot for his social gathering to study from these and different comparable bipartisan discussions, whether it is to be a viable contender in 2026 and past.
Kathleen Byrnes, Pasadena
