California Dems Prefer Gavin Newsom Over Kamala Harris For 2028: POLL

California Democrats would prefer Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom over former Vice President Kamala Harris in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary contest featuring both Golden State politicians, a Politico-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab poll released Wednesday found.

The survey found Newsom leading the failed 2024 presidential candidate and former California senator 25% to 19% among registered Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents in the state. The report comes amid growingspeculation that both Newsom and Harris are considering White House runs in 2028.

“There’s affection for her , but maybe less confidence that she would be a strong candidate,” Jack Citrin, a veteran political science professor at University of California, Berkeley and partner on the poll, told Politico. “ in the news everyday. If you think someone is running, you’re more likely to support them.”

At the same time the poll was being conducted, the California governor was generating significant media coverage over his ongoing bid to gerrymander his state’s House map to flip up to five seats from Republican to Democratic.