US EditionCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s national profile soars with latest Trump fight, but there are risks
Governor Newsom seeks voter approval for new House maps designed to add five Democratic seats, aiming to counter Republican gains and boost his national political ambitions.
- Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom emerged as a leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump, asking voters to approve new U.S. House districts in a November special election with 16 months left in his final term.
- Facing Republican mapmaking, Newsom's initiative redraws new maps adding five Democratic U.S. House seats to counter Texas' gerrymander and prompt other states to soon redraw maps.
- Newsom's media strategy combines national media exposure, a snarky Trump-mimicking social media style, a podcast featuring Steve Bannon, and listening tours in Trump-won towns to energize Democrats.
- Analysts warn that off-cycle contests favor Republican turnout, raising risk for the November special election, and even if California voters approve new maps, Democrats are not guaranteed wins in the 2026 midterm elections.
- Longer term, Gavin Newsom's gambit intensifies conflict with the Trump administration seeking to block California policies, while some Democrats worry California-style politics embarrass the Democratic Party amid Republican control of many state legislatures.
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Gavin Newsom bets on MAGA liberalism
David’s viewWhat is Gavin Newsom doing? It’s been the most interesting question in liberal politics since November, with a different answer every month.First came his listening tour of Trump-won towns in California, which had multiplied, even with a California-born Democrat on the ballot. Then came the podcast; empathetic conversations with Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon, and Newsom agreeing that it was “deeply unfair” for trans athletes to compe…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's national profile soars with latest Trump fight, but there are risks
Gavin Newsom is having a moment. In the national struggle over U.S. House control, perhaps no politician has more at stake than the California governor, who has emerged as the leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump.
CNN Data Guru Breaks Down ‘Rising Tide of Support’ for Newsom: Feud With Trump Is ‘Working’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) taking the fight to President Donald Trump is “working,” CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Friday. In recent days, Newsom’s social media presence underwent a radical shift when he decided to copy the president’s rhetoric. The governor’s new posts include phrases the president frequently says, as well as a heavy use of all-caps typing and derogatory nicknames for other prominent conservative figures. Looking…
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