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Gavin Newsom

Democrat · 404 mentions, 329 stance-bearing, last 30 days
Net favorability (reach × intensity weighted)
Leaning critical-2.0

A separate axis from the left/right Index: how positively vs negatively the panel portrays Gavin Newsom, not where they fall on the L/R spectrum.

Most favorable quotes

“GET TO HEAR WHAT HE SAYS AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN IT GETS THIS CLOSE IT'S A DEBATE THAT MIGHT TAKE IT OVER THE TOP. PLUS, YOU ALSO HAVE TO SEE, SOME PEOPLE, YOU GOT TO SEE WHAT THEIR CHARISMA IS LIKE. I GOT TO SEE HOW YOU ARE. IF YOU CAN THINK UNDER PRESSURE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE LEADING AND ALSO GAVIN NEWSOM, LET HIM DO A DEBATE. I COULD WATCH GAVIN NEWSOM DEBATE ALL DAY, LORD. >> Ana: HE'S NOT UP FOR ELECTION. >> Sherri: I WISH HE WAS. I CAN STILL VOTE IN CALIFORNIA. >> Alyssa: IT SEEMS TO ME THE ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM THAT YOU'LL SHOW UP AND ANSWER TOUGH QUESTIONS. ADS TELL US NOTHING. ADS ARE MESSAGE TESTED”

LThe View10/1/2026favorability +3.5source

“han any of these other nations combined, any of these other countries, I should say. And California's putting $86 billion more into the treasury at the federal level than it's taking out. And both Florida and Texas are in a negative position with the federal treasury. [SPEAKER_09] So if Newsom got his shit together, okay? And by the way, he slayed DeSantis in that debate with Sean Hannity that night. Yep. And he will carve those people up on a debate stage. Now, he's got to get through the Democratic primaries. Okay. [SPEAKER_05] So Newsom's the guy that Republicans fea”

LHell and High Water10/9/2026favorability +3.5▶ 64:05

“--> 01:04:21.360] [SPEAKER_09] So if Newsom got his shit together, okay? And by the way, he slayed DeSantis in that debate with Sean Hannity that night. Yep. And he will carve those people up on a debate stage. Now, he's got to get through the Democratic primaries. Okay. [SPEAKER_05] So Newsom's the guy that Republicans fear most. You think he could win. [SPEAKER_09] Who else? If he got the nomination, he would win, okay? Ossoff is a very attractive candidate. I don't know if he could build the Obama-like coalition because I just don't know him well enough. [01:04:35.82”

LHell and High Water10/9/2026favorability +3.5▶ 64:21

“njoyment with Newsom in 2023. Do you remember this trip when Newsom presented Xi with a Golden State Warrior uniform? Unlike Trump. [SPEAKER_03] And Trump gave him a bald eagle eating a snake when Xi was born during the year of the snake. Eight-dimensional chess. Ridiculous. Here's what Newsom did just to remind you here. Play this clip. [SPEAKER_02] Yeah. [SPEAKER_06] Golden State Warriors. California, the Golden State Warriors. [SPEAKER_02] I'll try to wear that. I'll wear that. That'd be as great if I we”

LThe MeidasTouch Podcast9/26/2026favorability +2.5▶ 10:01

“ogle DeepMind. >> don't >> it's cuz they're all I think it's because they know they could literally destroy humanity. >> Can I just say that there are Democrats working for this to get get to take care of this? Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, a Democrat. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat governor of Illinois. And Gavin Newsom in California. They're all signing laws for safety requirements. I do not see that on the other side. I see Trump saying, "Don't worry about it." >> Um did you guys know that uh about a year ago on the Rubin Report, I used to keep an inflatable clown next to me so that I could just punch it when I didn't want to”

RThe Rubin Report9/25/2026favorability +2.5source

Most critical quotes

“n outrage. California families are working long hours, depleting their savings and taking out record amounts of debt to survive while the government takes from their paycheck and hands out free everything to migrants who have no legal right to be here. [SPEAKER_10] I couldn't hate Gavin Newsom any more than I do. I mean, what a cocky, condescending... Oh my God. All right, I caught myself. I mean, how he's like, oh, I know that offends you. Yeah. It offends people that are grinding out their jobs and trying to make ends meet. And you're taking their tax money that they have to pay or they'll be put in”

RReal Coffee with Scott Adams9/25/2026favorability -4.8▶ 19:55

“K HAVOC ON THAT RATE PAYERS, THE TAXPAYERS AND BUSINESSES. CALIFORNIA IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THAT. DAGEN: SINCE HE HAS BEEN GOVERNOR REFINING CAPACITY IN CALIFORNIA IS DOWN 25% REFINERY IS CLOSING RIGHT AND LEFT. OIL PRODUCTION IN THE STATE FELL BY 40%. ANY PAIN HIS PEOPLE ARE FEELING IS SQUARELY ON HIS GREASY HEAD. I NEWSOM TO BILL GATES, BIGGER EGO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT. THE BILLIONAIRE JOINING NBC ADDING TO THE A.I. PANIC PEDDLING SANDS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO KILL BILLIONS. WATCH THIS. >> DO YOU BELIEVE A.I. IS A POWERFUL ENOUGH TO END ALL OF HUMANITY? >> A.I. IS CERTAINLY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE EVENTS THAT CAUSED A BILLION DEA”

RFox Business9/26/2026favorability -4.5source

“at the helm of another piece of major media property that includes news outlets and all of these like, you know, channels and art and stuff that will now be under their control. [SPEAKER_08] So, you know, it's just this is Rob Bonta and the California Democrats. And let's include Gavin Newsom and Becerra in this, who are aiding in the oligarch takeover of our media and our art. So that's what's happening. [SPEAKER_02] Capture and kill the entire industry like they did with 60 Minutes. [SPEAKER_08] Oh, yeah. [00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:39.400”

“le, people not affected by the fire. So, you know, reasonably, the Trump administration said, OK, that doesn't make any sense. So, you know, I think Trump's open to criticism on that, but it's not entirely his fault. [SPEAKER_03] I mean, the reason that the money isn't coming is because Newsom is not taking any kind of leadership role or responsibility for the fire aid. He doesn't care. He's leaving. The fire victims don't like Newsom. He didn't provide water. He barely showed up. He lied to one of my neighbors about being on the phone with Biden. If you remember that famous viral. Yes. That's my stre”

RReal Coffee with Scott Adams10/1/2026favorability -4.5▶ 16:06

“t gets back in the White House, because that's, you know, something they're willing to accept. A little terrorism in order to change our elections going forward to change the electorate. It is a fact that we're going to go back to those open border policies. You think a president, Gavin Newsom's not going to open the border? Look what he's done in California. Everything he does, every step, every measure, every law is designed to accommodate illegal aliens. And he doesn't care how dangerous it is. I got much more to get to on this Monday. Just 36 days. That's all. 36 da”

RThe Gerry Callahan Show9/28/2026favorability -4.5▶ 31:40