It’s His Turn

You don’t need a crystal ball to divine Gavin Newsom’s ambitions. “Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,” he told CBS News last October when asked whether he was considering a 2028 presidential bid. As things stand, he’ll enter the Democratic primary with the wind at his back. He’s polling near the top of the field, buoyed by the success of his retaliatory gerrymandering push and his trollish social media presence. He’s got a surprisingly popular podcast to boot: recent guests include Bill Clinton, Ben Shapiro, and Jasmine Crockett. For the moment, at least, he’s the face of the quote-unquote resistance.