{"id":5119,"date":"2026-07-22T20:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5119"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:11:08","slug":"huge-blow-for-gavin-newsom-as-shock-polls-show-democrat-2028-white-house-rival-streaking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5119","title":{"rendered":"Huge blow for Gavin Newsom as shock polls show Democrat 2028 White House rival streaking ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to make a run as a front-running candidate in the Democratic primary for the White House in 2028 \u2014 but new polling suggests another California Democrat is the more popular choice to be US president.<\/p>\n

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris has a significant advantage over Newsom and the rest of the field by comfortable margins, in the most recent 14 major polls, suggesting she has the early advantage in a still-fluid race.<\/p>\n

A poll by Echelon Insights from July 9 to 13 shows Harris with a 7 percentage point lead ahead of Newsom. A Quantus Insights poll from July 3 to 7 has Harris 18 points ahead, with 35% of the vote share.<\/p>\n

Harris\u2019 streak of being in the top spot stretches all the way back to late May.<\/p>\n

The last poll that didn\u2019t show Harris leading was an Emerson College survey conducted May 24\u201325, which put former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ahead with a 2-point lead over Newsom, who drew 16%, while Harris trailed at 10%.<\/p>\n

Since then, Newsom has consistently ranked second behind Harris, polling between 15% and 20%. While early presidential polls often reflect name recognition more than eventual outcomes, they can shape perceptions of a candidate\u2019s viability.<\/p>\n

Harris has hinted at a repeat White House run after losing the presidential election to Donald Trump in 2024. She has made moves that could signal shoring up support, such as reaching out to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an important figure in the far-left base where she will need support.<\/p>\n

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Newsom has positioned himself as someone who is repeatedly on the offensive against Presiden Trump.<\/p>\n

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Some of Newsom\u2019s recent actions \u2014 such as his embrace of a national billionaire tax while simultaneously opposing a statewide one \u2014 could be seen as an attempt by Newsom to retain attraction from the far-left base and cut into Harris\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis whole jiu-jitsu he has to do to oppose the [billionaire] tax in his state and then support it federally, it doesn\u2019t sound as authentic as others might sound on the soapbox at the Iowa State Fair,\u201d GOP strategist Rob Stutzman told CalMatters.<\/p>\n

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Ex-Vice President Kamala Harris has a comfortable lead over California Governor Gavin Newsom and the rest of the Democratic field in the most recent major presidential polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nHuge blow for Gavin Newsom as shock polls show Democrat 2028 White House rival streaking ahead - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5119\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Huge blow for Gavin Newsom as shock polls show Democrat 2028 White House rival streaking ahead - 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