The poll indicates support for the more aggressive position Newsom has taken in standing up to Donald Trump, particularly over a plan by Republicans in Texas to redraw their state’s congressional seat map in the hopes of winning more seats in midterm elections next year.

The battle to become the 2028 presidential election candidate will likely set the new direction for the Democratic Party as it struggles with net favorability at what one recent poll showed to be a three-year low. Newsom has not formally announced his candidacy.

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    8 days ago

    Yeah, let’s put up another California democrat that’s too centrist to attract progressives and too California to attract middle America, it worked so well last time…

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      A month ago, I would have said the same thing. Right now though, he’s the only candidate I see standing up to Trump

      I don’t particularly like his policies, but I want someone either very progressive, or willing to get dirty

      The current regime is far too fascist for me to worry about whether someone is progressive enough

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        7 days ago

        If progressives dont vote against fascism they arent progressive

        Agreed, if you are willing to vote for a Capitalist you can’t really be against Fascism. Good take.