The Steady Drip: Newsom Says Dems Need Kirk-Like Outreach to Young Men (Utah Valley University, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Gun Control Groups & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsom Says Dems Need Kirk-Like Outreach to Young Men (Utah Valley University, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Gun Control Groups & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Nicole Weatherholtz | Wednesday, 17 September 2025 01:44 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/us/gavin-newsom-california-charlie-kirk/2025/09/17/id/1226773/

California Gov. Gavin Newsom praised the way the late Charlie Kirk engaged with young men, saying that his own Democratic Party needs to follow the example of the slain conservative leader.

"We have an epidemic of loneliness, and so much of that is manifesting and metastasizing online in very profound and consequential ways, and last week only underscored that further," Newsom said Tuesday when announcing an initiative calling for 10,000 young men to volunteer as mentors, coaches, and tutors in response to higher-than-average suicide rates among the demographic.

Kirk, 31, was gunned down while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10. A 22-year-old Utah man, Tyler Robinson, was charged with aggravated murder in the case on Tuesday.

Speaking in a high school gym and weight room, Newsom said that Democrats had failed to effectively counter the outreach of conservatives to young men in last year's election, calling the Democrat response "mixed or muted."

"I thought that was a mistake," Newsom said, according to Politico. "I still do."

As Newsom gears up for what is widely believed to be a 2028 presidential run, his remarks represent an effort to rival the success of Republican activists and politicians in winning the "bro vote" for Democrats in future elections.

His comments also give insight into his response to the assassination of Kirk, who was the first guest to appear on the "This is Gavin Newsom" podcast.

"Why was Charlie my first guest? Because I recognized his influence, not just in the last election, but in how many young men and boys heard the bell and answered the bell in terms of organizing on campuses and supporting the dialogue, and the organizational principles that Charlie Kirk was supporting and advancing," Newsom told reporters.

The governor also reportedly recalled his son's reaction to Kirk, saying he asked for a photo with the Turning Point USA CEO when he came to tape the podcast and called from school to ask him if Kirk had survived the attack.

According to Politico, Newsom also criticized his own party for its failure to address the problems faced by young men and boys.

"We have a crisis in this country of men and boys, and for decades, candidly, we've neglected it because some of us have been scared to enter into the fray, because somehow we thought it was a zero-sum game," Newsom said. "That somehow, by focusing on the needs of men and boys, somehow we're taking away from our advocacy around gender equality."

In the immediate aftermath of Kirk's murder, Newsom called the shooting "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible" and urged Americans to " reject political violence in EVERY form."

Connecting the Dots: (Newsom’s opportunity for gun control)

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7th President of Utah Valley University

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_S._Tuminez#Early_life_and_education

Early life and education
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Resources: Past Research

Gavin Newsom Blames NRA for Baton Rouge Police Shootings (Past Research on Gavin Newsom & Gun Control)

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/gavin-newsom-blames-nra-for-baton-rouge.html

Oklahoma City Bombing Victims Honored on Anniversary (Connecting the Dots: The Utah Valley University, Astrid Tuminez, The Oklahoma City bombing, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Russia, Russia & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Utah Valley University & Astrid Tuminez)

Sunday, September 14, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/oklahoma-city-bombing-victims-honored.html

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine Albright)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html