After a landslide victory, the governor of California strengthens his position as Trump’s primary opponent

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After a landslide victory, the governor of California strengthens his position as Trump’s primary opponent

Export Zahran MamdaniHeadlines following his victory as mayor of Donald Trump.

After the Democrats retreated following Trump’s return to the White House, this week they achieved resounding victories in local elections in New York and elsewhere, especially in California.

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Trump several times, and confronted him during the devastating wildfires in January, and during the anti-US President protests in June, both in the Los Angeles area.

US Elections 2028

And while he cannot Zahran Mamdani is running for the US presidential elections because he was not born in the United States. Gavin Newsom is considered one of the most prominent candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in 2028.

With his Hollywood presence, Newsom has consolidated his position as one of the leaders of the Democratic opposition, especially denouncing an authoritarian tendency in the Trump administration, which deploys the army, or threatens to do so, in cities run by Democrats.

And on Tuesday, left-leaning California voted to Largely, by an overwhelming majority in favor of redistricting its electoral districts in a ballot called for by Democrats, as a response from Newsom to a similar measure taken by Republicans in Texas.

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The focus is on the midterm elections in 2026, where Democrats hope to win the majority of House seats in a Congress controlled by Republicans by a narrow margin, and thus the Trump administration.

Gavin Newsom said on Election Day in California "We need other states whose exceptional leaders have achieved exceptional achievements to seize this opportunity as well"He stressed that "We can effectively end Donald Trump’s presidency as we know it".

Only a few figures, such as Gavin Newsom, emerged within the Democratic Party. And his nickname is Trump "Newscam"which is a mixture of the family name "Newsom" And a word "Scam" In English that means "Scum" or "waste".

However, other figures stand out from the left, such as Kentucky Governors Andy Beshear, Illinois JB Pritzker, and Michigan Governors Gretchen Whitmer.