If Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris were hoping for a political comeback, they might want to put those dreams on ice. A new CBS/YouGov poll just delivered a reality check that even California’s liberal media can’t spin: most voters in the once-Golden State want absolutely nothing to do with either of them in 2028.
Let’s be honest—neither Gavin Newsom nor Kamala Harris will take the hint. These two have egos so inflated they could float over the Rose Parade. No matter how many polls scream “sit this one out,” both will likely charge full speed ahead toward 2028, convinced the country is begging for another dose of their failed leadership.
CBS News tried its best to spin the results, but the numbers don’t lie. For Newsom—affectionately known as Gov. Hair Gel—just over half of California voters said no thanks to another run, with 52 percent opposed and only 48 percent on board. Sure, Democrats still cling to him out of partisan loyalty, but even in deep-blue California, cracks are showing. When nearly half the state’s voters think you’ve overstayed your welcome, that’s not momentum—it’s a warning shot.
Then there’s Kamala Harris, whose 2024 campaign was such a spectacular implosion it made Jeb Bush’s look like a masterclass. About 70 percent of Californians want nothing to do with her running again—and who can blame them? The woman’s entire political persona is built on awkward laughs, empty platitudes, and word salads that could feed a vegan commune for a month.
Even independents, who tend to roll their eyes at both parties, are more willing to stomach Newsom than Harris—but let’s be real, that’s like asking who’s the tallest midget in the circus.
The bottom line? Californians are tired of the arrogance, the incompetence, and the endless self-promotion.
Here’s the cold truth: while Newsom and Harris may both call California home, their state’s political dysfunction is just a preview of what’s coming for the Democratic Party nationally. The problem isn’t just that voters are sick of these two—it’s that the entire Democrat bench is a mile wide and an inch deep. Come 2028, the GOP will have a deep roster of serious contenders, while Democrats are scraping the bottom of the identity-politics barrel.
How weak is the Democrat lineup? Just look at the names being floated by the liberal media echo chamber. When you’re seriously entertaining the idea of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—a walking socialist soundbite—as the top of your presidential ticket, you’re not fielding a team, you’re producing a parody. And if that wasn’t laughable enough, there’s talk of pairing her with race-baiting Rep. Jasmine Crockett, whose only claim to fame is turning every issue into a grievance-filled spectacle.
This is the party that used to produce Kennedys. Now it’s running out of adults in the room.
Let’s be real: If by some chance AOC or Crockett win the Democratic presidential primary, they’ll get tens of millions of votes. There are that many brainwashed Americans in the country. But they’re definitely going to lose the 4-6 percent of fence-sitters who decide every election because, like the rest of the Democratic Party, they’re nutjob racists.