Overview
- Asked on CBS News Sunday Morning, Gavin Newsom said he would consider a presidential bid after the 2026 midterms, calling it a truthful acknowledgment rather than a commitment.
- Newsom says his immediate focus is passing Proposition 50 in a Nov. 4 special election to temporarily redraw California’s U.S. House districts in response to GOP map moves in other states.
- The Justice Department plans to send monitors to the California special election and New Jersey’s governor’s race, a step Newsom condemns as intimidation, while DOJ cites transparency and federal compliance.
- He has been building a national profile with early-state travel, including a July visit to South Carolina, along with media projects and sharp-tonged social posts highlighted in recent coverage.
- Axios reports that Kamala Harris also left open the possibility of a future presidential run, signaling early maneuvering for a wide-open 2028 Democratic field.