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California Governor Gavin Newsom has moved in with a new political one-two punch to counter this trump administration Using lawsuits and bills to challenge the White House on controversial measures.
he has challenged Emphasis on adding more Republican seats in Congress and this sending the National Guard to Los Angeles Whereas Imitating and mocking the President’s bombastic, meme-heavy social media style online,
The approach has won NewsomLong rumored 2028 presidential candidate, New discussion in electionsWhile at the same time among the angry allies in the state Democratic Party, there was no more prominent figure than San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.
Mahan, a former tech executive elected on a Liberal platform in 2022, has often been sharp in his disapproval.
In an August op-ed, Mahan Newsom’s “blind leap into meme land” condemned,” presenting it as a cheap, short-term strategy that will do little to solve the state’s perennial challenges with crime, homelessness and a high cost of living.
That same month, Mahan also took issue with Newsom’s Trump-style comments when the governor accused the troubled Bed, Bath & Beyond franchise of making a desperate bid. become relevant againWhen Brand spoke out against California’s business environment.
The San Jose leader has also expressed anger over some of Newsom’s important policy steps. proposal 50There is a ballot initiative that asks voters to start an unusual mid-decade redistricting process that could add five new Democratic seats in Congress. Newsom has argued that the effort is necessary to counter a Trump-led campaign to clinch more GOP seats in Texas.
“I will hold my nose and vote for Proposition 50 but I don’t think it’s something we should be proud of,” Mahan told Last week’s San Jose Spotlight. “Allowing politicians to choose their voters is not good governance.”
The governor’s office has insisted there is no ill will between the two Democrats.
Newsom spokesman Bob Salade said, “We are not at war with the mayor, no matter how hard he tries.” Said Last week. “we’re all in this together.”
And it has defended Newsom’s broader approach, their argument is It was said in September that “there is no tension between good policy and effective communications strategies, including social media that speak to the moment.”
In some cases, Mahan has praised Newsom, including defending California against the Trump administration at key moments, such as Newsom’s strong condemnation President’s Attempt to reach a $1 billion settlement from the University of California Los Angeles on anti-Semitism investigations.
Yet, a divide has already been brewing since Newsom’s Trump-style anti-Trump strategy began.
San Jose mayor’s homelessness agenda, including impeachment proposal Arrest people who repeatedly refuse to seek asylumhas angered some in the progressive wing of the party.
Last year, Mahan supported proposal 36A tough-on-crime measure that would give prosecutors the ability to order behavioral health treatment for repeat drug offenders, Newsom opposed.
Newsom, for his part, ignored Mahan and did not invite him to sign a package of anti-theft laws in San Jose that year.
There’s also the matter of the largely blue state’s notoriously complex inter-party politics. If Newsom does seek the White House, it could mean a path for Mahan into the governor’s mansion, and he has not ruled out a 2026 run.