Gavin Newsom’s meteoric rise

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently launched a resounding crusade against the President of the United States, relentlessly forward attacking Trump’s personality by perfectly mimicking his rhetoric on social networks.

Newsom tells our Christopher Cadelago that he has final say over his x posts, but is using his “kill switch” to reject posts “less every day.” Watch the interview from our Politico Live California Agenda Summit

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This change of tone on the part of the governor seems to have immediately propelled him to the top of the most recent polls.

Recent polls highlight Gavin Newsom’s spectacular rise in the Democratic electorate.

According to the Politico-Citrin Center/Possibility Lab poll, Gavin Newsom has 25% support for the 2028 presidential election, ahead of Kamala Harris 19% and Pete Buttigieg 13%. The survey also indicates that 75% of Democrats are enthusiastic about his candidacy.

A poll cited by The Hill indicates that Gavin Newsom now has 25% support among Democratic voters in California, up from just 12% in June. This puts him in the lead, ahead of Pete Buttigieg 16% and Kamala Harris down to 11%.

Remember that Newsom began this strategy of muscular retaliation when Trump deployed the National Guard on the streets of Los Angeles without the approval of the governor or the city’s mayor.

The confrontation took on a new dimension when Texas, at the president’s request, announced it was redrawing its voting districts in favor of Republicans, prompting Newsom to adopt an “eye for an eye” attitude on the issue, proposing to redraw California and viciously criticizing the president’s decision.

Since then, the governor has gone on a Trump-like rampage on social networks, going so far as to mimic his posting style and throwing Trump-esque merchandise around. This strategy, devised with his team, seems to be paying off, attracting attention while irritating the president’s entourage and pro-Trump media.

THE PATRIOT SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!!!

MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE EVER MADE.

PLEASE ENJOY, AMERICA! https://t.co/H9wbcXdNhb pic.twitter.com/dWlKGq23eq

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 24, 2025