# 1021: Is Gavin Newsom the ONLY One Ready for This Fight? | Secret Podcast

An episode of [The Next Level](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1647085571), 3 Oct 2025, 28 min.

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JVL and Sarah Longwell zero in on the government shutdown chaos and what it really means. They debate why Democrats can’t afford to play defense, how Trump is openly embracing authoritarian ideas like Project 2025, and the GOP’s sheer inability to govern even as they drive the country toward crisis.

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