Newsom on banning foreign lobby money

    by Jolyon: Gavin Newsom

    Governor Newsom says he wants AIPAC and foreign lobby money out of Democratic primaries. Asked if that funding should be banned from the 2028 race, he said 'of course' but added he doesn't think anyone will touch those resources 'anytime soon.' He noted this is already an unwritten rule while calling outside money and dark money schemes absurd. Newsom cited a California governor's candidate who spent $544 million in two elections. Both parties quietly want reform but have not come together to fundamentally address it.

    Transcript (en)

    And people want this clarity, conviction, and they want you to be able to stand behind your position or point of view. And that's why the money out of politics matters so much. There's a conversation right now with how the DNC is being run, the money situation over there, what's going on with how the primary is being set up. If you had a little thumb on the scale, would you want to see APAC money or foreign lobby money be something that we say as a party, this is not going to be in our 2028 presidential primary? I don't know that it's going to be in the 2020. I don't know anyone's touching any of those resources. So, I mean, I think that's already kind of an unwritten rule. But you'd want to see that done away with. Yeah, no, look, more outside money. I mean, APEC money, we've already, you and I have talked about that on 120 occasions. Because it's a thing that people want to hear about. No, I get it. So on that, that to me is like, of course. But no, broadly, we have to broaden that scope in terms of those inside, outside groups. Because, again, it's just becoming absurd. And you mentioned the crypto dollar, all that. It's just one of like 20 categories, man. Or it just these guys with all the money in the world that could put two three four million with their own personal special interest That not even attached to a PAC And they are creating some dark money scheme to take people out And so, you know, the whole thing, transparency. Nobody should be able to hide behind any of the bullshit. Hiding their money into these groups and these groups. And they become these advocates. All that has to change. And by the way, both parties, you know, take advantage of that. both parties quietly want to see the reform but both parties have not come together to fundamentally address it and it's just it there's a certain point and I you would think the last presidential was a breaking point the absurd amount of money would have done it money that was wasted wasted I mean like come on man billions wasted like where does this go if there's the flyers that you can't like recycle or burn or get rid of no is coming to Michigan by the way forgive me I We had a governor's race in California. I mean, you had a candidate that in his two elections, and he's a friend, but Tom put $544 million of his own money in two campaigns. $544 million. So there's also that. I mean, it's not even the outside money. It's money that comes from individual candidates. Again, it's not an indictment on his character, but again, money in politics has become... So I want to take this.