SAN DIEGO — California‘s controversial redistricting ballot measure has done wonders to boost Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) early bid for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.

The outspoken governor, who marked a massive political victory Tuesday night with the passage of Proposition 50, had alienated and infuriated many in the Democratic Party after he appeared on podcasts with Steve Bannon and the late Charlie Kirk earlier this year.