US EditionMost California voters say Newsom focused more on White House than governor’s mansion: Survey
- A UC Berkeley poll conducted in late April 2025 found most California voters believe Governor Gavin Newsom focuses more on his presidential ambitions than governing the state.
- This perception stems from Newsom having two years left as governor while 54% of voters feel he prioritizes a potential presidential run over solving state issues.
- Poll director Mark DiCamillo stated Newsom devotes more attention to benefiting himself as a possible presidential candidate than managing California's problems.
- The poll showed 83% of Republicans and 52% of independents agree Newsom prioritizes his candidacy, while only 26% overall believe he concentrates on governing, with a 3% drop in strong approval ratings.
- These findings suggest Newsom’s presidential ambitions may influence voter confidence in his leadership amid ongoing challenges like homelessness and wildfire recovery.
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(Just The News)—A new poll from UC Berkeley has found California voters overwhelmingly believe Gov. Gavin Newsom is more focused on doing things that help his presidential candidacy than actually governing, by a ratio of two-to-one. “By a greater than two-to-one margin (54% to 26%), most voters believe that as Newsom serves out his final two years as governor, he is devoting more of his attention to things that might benefit himself as a possibl…
Most California voters say Newsom focused more on White House than governor’s mansion: Survey
Most California voters say Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has focused more on a potential bid for the White House than his work in the governor’s mansion, according to a new poll. In Wednesday’s poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley, 54 percent of respondents said that amid Newsom’s…
Most California Voters Say Governor Newsom Is Prioritizing Presidential Run Over State Issues: Survey
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