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In early May, Newsom asked "Where is the Democratic Party?" in response to a leaked Supreme Court opinion showing that a majority of justices will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. During an interview with Fox 11's Elex Michaelson's "The Issue Is" show last week, Newsom again blasted the national party apparatus as impotent and asleep at the wheel.

"What is going on in the Democratic Party nationwide? I cannot answer that question," the governor said. "I pose that question out of frustration and reflection. Some parts of the Democratic Party were critical of that, but overwhelming response to that statement, I don't have an answer for you. Joe Biden's not the head of the Democratic Party, he happens to be president of the United States, it's not his job to organize at all levels. ... That's the Democratic Party's responsibility."

In the interview, Newsom continued his public spat with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, criticizing him for making the Special Olympics drop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for athletes. Newsom once again (intentionally or unintentionally) butchered DeSantis' name, calling him "DeSantos" as he did in his original May rant.

The California governor also again exempted Democratic national leadership from criticism. Previously, his criticism of the national Democratic Party was interpreted as a swipe at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, even though he specifically said he thought she wasn't at fault.

"I don't want to take a cheap shot, it's not an individual gripe with anybody, it has nothing to do with Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer, they are not the heads of the party," he said. "But we have a Democratic Party and yeah, where the hell are we as a party to capture the narrative, to capture the imagination of the American people."

When Michaelson pressed Newsom on who, exactly, his complaints are being directed at, the governor said it's about party operatives and strategists.

"We have a party, there is something called the Democratic Party, I've read about it," he said. "I've met a few of these people over the years. It's not even an indictment of the current leadership. It's time to organize guys, bottom-up, not just top-down. Republicans have been organizing bottom-up forever."

Newsom also discussed the Chesa Boudin recall election and the issues of public safety and crime. You can watch portions of the interview from Fox 11.

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