Results: Gavin Newsom's Stand: Challenging Party Norms
Published on 03/17/2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom's recent comments on transgender athletes have sparked controversy and raised questions about his political ambitions. On his new podcast, "This Is Gavin Newsom," he stated that allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports is "deeply unfair." This stance has drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and members of his own party, who accuse him of abandoning a vulnerable minority group.
Newsom's remarks come at a time when public opinion polls show a majority of Americans, including many Democrats, oppose allowing female transgender athletes to compete in women's sports. Some political analysts believe that Newsom's shift in position is a strategic move to appeal to a broader electorate as he eyes a potential presidential run in 2028.
Critics argue that Newsom's willingness to align with conservative viewpoints on this issue is a calculated attempt to gain political advantage, even if it means compromising his long-standing support for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Do you agree with Governor Newsom that allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports is "deeply unfair"? Yes
55%
1268 votes
No
13%
297 votes
Unsure
13%
302 votes
Not Applicable
19%
433 votes
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Do you believe that public opinion polls accurately reflect the views of most Americans on transgender athletes in sports? Yes
34%
771 votes
No
14%
333 votes
Unsure
33%
752 votes
Not Applicable
19%
444 votes
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Do you think Governor Newsom's comments will have a lasting impact on his relationship with LGBTQ+ groups? Yes
32%
734 votes
No
12%
278 votes
Unsure
34%
790 votes
Not Applicable
22%
498 votes
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Do you believe Governor Newsom's shift in position is a strategic move to appeal to a broader electorate for a potential presidential run in 2028? Yes
36%
828 votes
No
9%
200 votes
Unsure
32%
731 votes
Not Applicable
24%
541 votes
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Do you think this strategy and shift will help or hurt his chances in a future presidential campaign? Help
15%
356 votes
Hurt
15%
342 votes
Unsure
43%
978 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
25 votes
Not Applicable
26%
599 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.47% | 8 | |
| neither | 0.12% | 2 |
| will make no difference in less than four years. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Newsom's light rail money laundering fraud has cost billions of dollars! | 0.06% | 1 |
| He will never be president, is a terrible, ignorant governor, and don't give a hoot about these groups and trans. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no difference it's a break-even move for him | 0.06% | 1 |
| There is no help. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Pandering to the right is obvious. No one believes him | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't care Vance 2028 | 0.06% | 1 |
| No idea! | 0.06% | 1 |
| If the electorate att large sees through his hypocrisy as they did that of Kamala Harris, it wn't help Any Twosome Newsom. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE GIVING HIM ANY CHANCE AT RUNNING THIS COUNTRY. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not think that he will run for president. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Could care less | 0.06% | 1 |
| Newsom denigrated the use of gender pronouns in introductions, mocked the term "Latinx," and decried calls to defund the police as "lunacy." | 0.06% | 1 |
| Who is he again? | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't care.Men are men,women are women Trans have a mental illness | 0.06% | 1 |
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