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The Editors

Episode 801: Gavin Goes All Caps

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Politics, Charles C. W. Cooke, Conservatism, Conservative, Policy, Government, News, Jim Geraghty, Rich Lowry, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Current Events, Noah Rothman, Madeleine Kearns, Society & Culture, Public Policy, National Review

4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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0:00.0

Gavin Newsom goes all caps and has Cracker Barrel gone woke.

0:21.2

We'll discuss all this more on this edition of the editors.

0:23.8

I'm Rich Lowry, and I'm joined, as always, by the right Honorable Charles C.W. Cook,

0:26.9

the grill master, Phil Klein, and the notorious MbD.

0:32.0

Michael Brendan Dore.

0:33.1

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0:36.1

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0:58.2

So MBD, Gavin Newsom saying a lot on social media with these all caps post-mocking,

1:06.9

aping Donald Trump's style verbiage,

1:11.7

etc.

1:13.5

This has caused,

1:15.0

it's gotten him a lot of attention,

1:16.7

gotten him a lot of new followers.

1:20.7

That's why I have to say this is a tactical success for him.

1:22.2

Don't think he can do it forever,

1:22.8

but you know, you get a million new followers on X.

1:25.2

That's a significant step up.

1:27.2

His own side likes it.

1:28.9

Our side hates it.

1:31.0

He does have a point, though, the people who say nothing about Donald Trump's social media

1:38.2

posts being juvenile and ridiculous, oftentimes are criticizing Newsom's post post aping Trump for being juvenile and ridiculous.

1:49.0

What do you make of it?

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