Newsom, Harris Both Eye 2028 U.S. Presidential Runs

Newsom, Harris Both Eye 2028 U.S. Presidential Runs
Above: California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the California Economic Summit on Oct. 22, 2025, in California. Image copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

Newsom's decades-long failures are glaring: California's homelessness crisis festered under his watch, while crime soared due to his soft-on-enforcement policies. His pandemic hypocrisy, which saw him dine lavishly while citizens suffered, exposed his elitism. Newsom is political incompetence manifest.

Democratic narrative

Newsom is exactly what Democrats need right now — a fighter willing to take on Trump's authoritarian tactics head-on. While other politicians wag fingers, he's actively countering Republican power grabs and using Trump's own social media style to expose the ridiculousness of the president.

Metaculus Prediction



The Controversies



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