Here's who polling says is winning the fight between Trump and Newsom
'If [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom wanted to take on Donald Trump and loves the attention, he has 100% gotten it,' CNN analyst and pollster Harry Enten said Wednesday.
Enten showed that Google searches for Newsom's name with Trump's name have gone up 9,700%, 'an all-time high' based on data collected by the search engine since 2004, Enten told CNN viewers.
'Donald Trump was able to make a name for himself through 'The Apprentice,' through all of his business ventures,' Enten continued. 'He is now making a name for Gavin Newsom, who seems more than willing to relish in this fight.'
To Enten, Newsom appears 'more than willing to take on' the president at a point when most Democratic Party voters, at 84%, want elected Democrats to fight Trump more.
'This is not 2017 anymore where the majority of Democrats want to compromise with Donald Trump,' Enten said. 'No, they want a fighter with Donald Trump. And at this particular point, that is a big reason why Gavin Newsom, in my opinion, at least politically speaking, is leaning into this fight. He is thinking of the future. He is thinking of 2028.'
Relying on Kalshi betting market odds, Enten showed that Newsom is ahead of many possible Democratic contenders at 12%. He's followed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and former United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg both at 10%, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at 6%.
Newsom and Trump's combative relationship has gone on for years, since Newsom was governor-elect in 2018, as Trump said not 'raking the floors' of forests led to the catastrophic Paradise Fire in Northern California. Newsom would confront Trump again over California wildfires during the Palisades Fire in January 2025.
Tensions between the two further escalated late last week, when recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Downtown Los Angeles led to protests, the deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, threats of arresting the California governor and growing national outcry.
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