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Gavin Newsom has memes and dunks, but does he have anything else?
The California governor has received a lot of attention lately for adopting a new persona as the most prominent troll of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Some news outlets have called this his “dark woke” pivot, noting that he’s using Trump’s tactics against him.
This is certainly boosting the profile of a man who very obviously wants nothing more than to be the Democrat 2028 presidential frontrunner. But is it working?
My colleague, Tony Kinnett, noted on our daily podcast “Top News in 10,” that Newsom has certainly attracted a lot of attention lately with his aggressive social media strategy. Kinnett said that on X Newsom is “up 450% in terms of the number of followers since mid-June” and that since June 1 his Google searches have gone up “1300% compared to August 1st.”
That’s impressive growth, largely produced by the alignment between his style and the demands of the Democrat base, which wants confrontation and blood, not abundance and triangulation.
But I also agree with Kinnett that this stratagem is unlikely to work nationally, that it’s a “paper tiger” because Newsom’s policies are unpopular around the country. He has to carve out a narrower path relying on antipathy to the president, but not much else.
Unlike Trump, whose social media putdowns seem natural and in character, Newsom’s sudden left-wing edgelord character seemed entirely and hastily manufactured. Why was Newsom playing nice with the Right just a few months ago before making an abrupt heel turn? Is there a real Gavin Newsom? Does that person exist?
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The California governor has received a lot of attention lately for adopting a new persona as the most prominent troll of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Some news outlets have called this his “dark woke” pivot, noting that he’s using Trump’s tactics against him.
This is certainly boosting the profile of a man who very obviously wants nothing more than to be the Democrat 2028 presidential frontrunner. But is it working?
My colleague, Tony Kinnett, noted on our daily podcast “Top News in 10,” that Newsom has certainly attracted a lot of attention lately with his aggressive social media strategy. Kinnett said that on X Newsom is “up 450% in terms of the number of followers since mid-June” and that since June 1 his Google searches have gone up “1300% compared to August 1st.”
That’s impressive growth, largely produced by the alignment between his style and the demands of the Democrat base, which wants confrontation and blood, not abundance and triangulation.
But I also agree with Kinnett that this stratagem is unlikely to work nationally, that it’s a “paper tiger” because Newsom’s policies are unpopular around the country. He has to carve out a narrower path relying on antipathy to the president, but not much else.
Unlike Trump, whose social media putdowns seem natural and in character, Newsom’s sudden left-wing edgelord character seemed entirely and hastily manufactured. Why was Newsom playing nice with the Right just a few months ago before making an abrupt heel turn? Is there a real Gavin Newsom? Does that person exist?
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Gavin Newsom Turns Full-Time Troll. Meanwhile, California Is Burning.
Gavin Newsom has memes, but does he have anything else? Under his slick marketing to left-wing boomers and zoomers there is no there, there.
