Newsom Tells Democrats to Be More 'Culturally Normal,' Spend Less Time on Pronouns

California Governor Gavin Newsom says the Democratic Party needs to be 'more culturally normal' and stop obsessing over pronouns and identity politics, pivoting to the economic concerns that matter to working-class voters. The candid admission from one of the party's most prominent figures — currently on a nationwide book tour that kicked off in Nashville — comes as Democrats grapple with how to win back voters who see them as out of touch. Critics on the right say the comments are too little, too late; critics on the left say Newsom is abandoning the party's base.