Newsom on video says DSA-style change will be "dominant" and "mainstream" in Democratic politics

Right · 2A video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom telling a reporter that the energy and demand behind the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is "very much going to be dominant" and "a mainstream democratic movement." 1 2 Right · 1Just the News reported that the reporter, who was not identified, called herself a "young voter" and said voters like her want the Democratic Party to back more "democratic socialist policies." 1 Right · 1Newsom replied that the party's strategy is not to "manage the status quo and fail more efficiently," and added that the "system's broken" and that Democrats can't "play in the margins anymore." 1

Right · 1According to Just the News, the video was taken in mid-October while Newsom was campaigning in New Hampshire for Democratic House candidate Stefany Shaheen. Just the News said it was relaying a report from Townhall. 1 Right · 1Hot Air's David Strom, writing an opinion piece, described the footage as "undercover" and Newsom as a likely 2028 presidential candidate. He quoted the voter as saying "we don't want Kamala Harris, we want more democratic socialist policies." 2 Right · 1Strom argued that Newsom may be tailoring his message to the audience but is also right about the party's direction. He pointed to polls in which, he said, 50 to 60 percent of Democrats view socialism and the DSA positively. These are his claims, and the piece does not cite a specific poll. 2

Right · 1Strom also wrote that mainstream media had not picked up the story. He said this was because Democrats need independents, who he argued do not share the party's friendliness toward socialism. 2 Right · 1Newsom has not been quoted responding to the video in the coverage so far, and the footage's source and full context are not independently established beyond these reports. 1