The former Democrat predicted the party would lose another election cycle if it did California Governor Gavin Newsom Chosen as 2028 presidential nominee.
At the time of appearance “Jesse Waters Primetime,” Former Democratic operative Evan Barker revealed that he has officially left the party and voted for President-elect Donald Trump in November.
“Gavin Newsom, if he really is the nominee in 2028 — the Democrats deserve to lose again because there’s no way a pretty boy from Marin County is going to win swing voters in swing states. It’s not going to happen,” she said.
Barker suggested voters remember Newsom dining at the infamous French Laundry restaurant during the COVID-19 lockdowns — a footnote he said would make it harder for him to connect with working-class voters.
NEWSOM proposes $25M from state legislature to ‘Trump-proof’ California
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference to sign legislation related to oil and gas well monitoring and community protection, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Jason Armand/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Newsom was the top alternative to President Biden in the president’s re-election bid. With the White House’s blessing, the two-term California governor debated Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox News last year.
Newsom’s travels on behalf of Biden brought him to New Hampshire and South Carolina, two crucial early voting states on the Democratic Party’s nominating calendar.
With Trump’s election victory last week, Newsom has become one of the leaders of the Democratic Party Ready to lead the opposition. The governor announced that California state lawmakers will convene to take swift legislative action to counter Trump’s upcoming agenda.
California Governor Gavin Newsom greets people near the Common Man Roadside Market and Deli in Hooksett, NH, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The 57-year-old Newsom’s second term in Sacramento ends at the end of next year, just in time for the 2028 presidential election to begin heating up.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom’s office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
If Newsom runs, Vice President Kamala Harris could run for California governor.
In the October survey, 46 percent of Golden State registered voters said they were likely or somewhat likely to support Harris for governor, according to a poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times at the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.
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There is speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris could run for governor of California when term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves office in two years. (Getty Images)
Forty-two percent of respondents said they were very unlikely or somewhat unlikely to support the vice president.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
