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It’s been argued that all publicity is good publicity, but the six-city tour is also testing those limits as Newsom seeks to shake off the image, fair or not, of a liberal elitist out of touch with Main Street.

— MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press, 24 Feb. 2026
Those unions’ rank and file, increasingly, see Democrats as cultural elitists who look down on them and want to replace their jobs.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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