The poll comes as Newsom has taken a more aggressive position in standing up to President Donald Trump.

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.

          • Cataphract@lemmy.ml
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            5 hours ago

            I haven’t deep-dived into the whole thing but from the tidbits of information I don’t understand how the previous reply is slop or false.

            From the article:

            The California governor has been punching back at Trump over the past few weeks, particularly in the war of words over redistricting. Meanwhile, his press office has turned its social media feed into a stream of all-caps posts, pop culture parodies and AI-edited meme content, aimed squarely at mocking Trump in style while countering Republican initiatives.

            from the link in the article: (Newsom’s own words)

            “I don’t know — I hope it’s a wake-up call,” he said. "I’m following the president’s example. If you’ve got issues with what I’m putting out, you should have concerns about what he’s putting out as president

            idk, allowing yourself to be changed because of your oppositions actions and repeating their behavior as “mocking” just seems like something the daily show would do… not someone in a political position and hoping to run as a presidential campaign. Not saying it won’t be effective, may even pull in some centrists or low informed voters with the stint but still seems weird and not really the best course of action.