When even your own party can't defend your record, you know you've failed spectacularly. That's exactly what happened when billionaire Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer was asked to grade outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom's disastrous two terms leading California into the ground.
Steyer, who's throwing his hat in the ring to succeed the term-limited Newsom in November's election, completely dodged when a reporter asked him to grade Newsom's leadership on an A-F scale. His pathetic response? "I don't know."
Really, Tom? You "don't know" how to grade the man who turned the Golden State into a crime-ridden, homeless-infested wasteland where middle-class families are fleeing in droves?
The Newsom Legacy of Destruction
Let's help Steyer out since he seems confused. Under Newsom's "leadership," California has become a poster child for progressive policy failure. Rampant homelessness, skyrocketing crime rates, businesses fleeing to red states, and working families priced out of their own communities.
The fact that Steyer can't even bring himself to defend Newsom's record speaks volumes. This is the same Newsom who locked down California harder than almost any other state during COVID while dining maskless at fancy restaurants. The same governor who's watched San Francisco and Los Angeles turn into open-air drug markets.
"I don't know" might be the most honest thing a Democrat has said about California's leadership in years.
But here's the real kicker - Steyer wants to continue the same failed policies that got California into this mess. He's not running to fix California; he's running to double down on the progressive agenda that's destroying it.
Patriots Deserve Better
While Democrats play political games and refuse to acknowledge their failures, hardworking Californians are paying the price. They deserve leaders who will secure the border, clean up the streets, and put American families first - not more of the same virtue-signaling politicians who can't even grade their own party's dismal performance.
Maybe Steyer's non-answer is actually the perfect grade for Newsom's tenure: "I don't know" - because nobody knows how California could possibly get any worse under Democratic rule.