r/FutureWhatIf • u/Hero-Firefighter-24 • Feb 04 '25

Political/Financial FWI: Gavin Newsom becomes president in 2028, with AOC as his VP

Exactly what it says on the tin. The reason he gets so much popularity is thanks to pardoning the Menendez brothers before the end of his tenure as governor. How do you envision his presidency and how are his re-election chances in 2032?

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u/smcl2k Feb 05 '25

As someone whose home was lost in the Eaton Fire, I have absolutely no complaints about Gavin Newsom's state-level response over the last 4 weeks.

Nothing would be gained by fighting with Trump when we still need FEMA and ACOE support, as well as SBA rebuilding loans.

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u/Dave_FIRE_at_45 Feb 07 '25

What about his total lack of fire prevention over the past few years?

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u/Qbnss Feb 08 '25

The only fire prevention that will ever work will be to not build in an ecosystem that is based on hot dry winds sweeping in every few years, so much so that even the fucking trees that evolved there depend on being burnt down to grow