Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) slick style, celebrity swagger, and unabashedly liberal politics have given California Republicans a villain to go after over the years. 

But now, those same traits, plus a very public pushback against President Donald Trump‘s policies, have turned him into a Democratic superstar with a national spotlight and social media megaphone. That has opponents of his redistricting fight scrambling to find the best way to push back on Proposition 50, the measure on California’s Nov. 4 ballot that would allow the redrawing of congressional districts to favor Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.