Overview

• Harry Enten highlighted polling showing 75% of California Democrats are excited for a Gavin Newsom presidential run, up from 35% in 2023.
• He tied the rise to Newsom’s recent social media shift that mirrors President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, formatting, and nicknaming.
• Enten said Newsom now outpaces Kamala Harris in California Democratic preference measures referenced in his CNN segment.
• Newsom’s press office has mocked Trump’s Truth Social style, and the governor publicly defended the tactic as a deliberate example-setting exercise.
• Enten stressed that strong home-state numbers are a stepping stone rather than a guarantee of national viability.