CNN Data Shows Gavin Newsom's Strategy Against Trump Is Absolutely' Paying Off

CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten presented metrics showing California Gov. Gavin Newsom's confrontational social-media approach toward President Donald Trump generated large attention gains. Newsom's press office X account increased followers by 450% since June, while Google searches for Newsom rose 1,300% since June 1 and 500% since August 1. Newsom used all-caps parody posts and provocative lines such as 'HAS ANYONE NOTICED...' to amplify engagement. Prediction-market data from Kalshi moved Newsom's 2028 Democratic nominee probability from 11% in June to 24% currently, placing him ahead of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg. Polls show Democratic preferences shifted from cooperation to stopping the GOP, with 57% favoring confrontation in 2025.

CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten showed off numbers on Tuesday that suggest California Gov. Gavin Newsom's confrontational strategy against President Donald Trump is paying off. Reacting to Newsom's recent social media posts attacking Trump and parodying the president's all-caps rants, CNN anchor Laura Coates questioned, Has this actually been working for Newsom? Enten replied, I think it absolutely has been working in terms of generating attention, which is what he's trying to do, right? I mean, take a look here.

So the bottom line is, in politics, especially if you're thinking of entering in 2028, it's all about generating attention, Enten explained. And so far, Gavin Newsom has done a good job at generating attention. CNN also displayed a graphic that showed Newsom's chance of being the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee rose from just 11% in June to 24% today, according to the Kalshi prediction market,

Polls also showed that since 2017, Democrats have overwhelmingly shifted from wanting their leaders to work with the Republican Party to wanting to stop the GOP. A 2017 poll showed that 74% of Democrats wanted Democratic leaders to work with the Republican Party, versus just 42% in 2025. 57% of Democrats in 2025 said they wanted their leaders to stop the GOP.

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