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

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Above: California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on Oct. 22, 2025, in Stockton, California. Image copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Spin

Newsom's decades-long failures are glaring: California's homelessness crisis festered under his watch, crime soared after his soft-on-enforcement policies, and his pandemic hypocrisy — dining lavishly while citizens suffered — exposed his elitism. He's proven incompetent at governance.

Newsweek WHBY

Newsom represents 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 how ridiculous the president looks.

USA Today Irish Examiner

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 30.2% chance that Gavin Newsom will be the 2028 Democratic nominee for President of the United States, according to the Metaculus prediction community.