California Democrats fighting to oust vulnerable Republican congressional incumbents from the House of Representatives are distancing themselves from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). 

While Newsom has stumped extensively for top Democrats including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, two Democrats challenging vulnerable Republican incumbents in critical Central Valley races have done little to no campaigning alongside California’s Democratic chief, per an analysis by the Sacramento Bee. Coming under two weeks before Election Day, the report indicates Newsom’s California colleagues have moved to disassociate themself from Newsom as he holds particularly high disapproval ratings in California’s Central Valley region.