On Thursday, Gavin Newsom announced that he would ask the California legislature to vote to put an initiative to redraw the state's congressional districts on the ballot in November.
This, of course, came in response to Texas Republicans, acting on behalf of Donald Trump, attempting to redraw their maps to give additional seats to the GOP in the House of Representatives.
All the while, Newsom has roundly mocked Trump and, on social media, mimicked the president's all-caps style of posting.
Newsom is clearly eyeing a run for president. But he's also offering something unique: between his bombastic tone and his ability to grab headlines, he's offering Democrats their own version of Trumpism.
When Trump first ran for president and then later stepped into the Oval Office, Republicans regularly would say, "At least he fights." That refrain allowed them to accept Trump calling Mexicans rapists, impugning prisoners of war and his bragging about grabbing women without their consent.
"The guy's a generational talent," Mike Madrid, a California political consultant, told The Independent. "Most people rely on their own skillset. He's able to adjust, see the political terrain and fight on that terrain and win."
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