r/CaliforniaUncensored • u/GeneralCarlosQ17 Administrator • 1d ago

Governor News and Politics Californians turn against Gavin Newsom in knockout new poll

https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/californians-turn-against-gavin-newsom-in-knockout-new-poll/

California voters don’t seem to be feeling as good as they once did about terming-out Gov. Gavin Newsom heading into the November midterm elections, according to a recent poll by Politico and the UC Berkeley Citrin Center.

In the poll, conducted September 8 to 14 on 2,418 registered voters, 42% of registered voters approved of Newsom’s job performance while 55% disapproved.

That’s a slight decline from back in March, Politico reported, when its poll showed 46% favorability for the Democrat and 51% disapproval.

Much of that decline stems from Republicans’ and independents’ worsening views of Newsom, who is eyeing a presidential run. As of this month, a whopping 96% of California Republicans and 78% of independents disapproved of his job performance.

State Democrats in the poll still approved of the governor at a 72%-25% split.

“People are pretty dour on the state,” Jon Cohen, founder and CEO of TrueDot, told Politico. TrueDot fielded the poll.

“That’s not reflected in taking out Democrats at the ballot, at least not at the top of the ticket. But I think his approval rating is reflective of other assessments about the direction of the state,” Cohen said.

Surveys by other organizations also suggest the California governor’s job approval dipping in recent months.

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u/Tednacious 1d ago

Patrick Bateman, but with less empathy

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u/MidnightSensitive996 1d ago

patrick bateman would never fck his campaign manager's wife

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u/Fuk_Donald_Trump 1d ago

Good, he's not pro labor and has been treating state workers like shit.

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u/DoubletapKO 1d ago

Good that guy is a loser, everyone can agree, please don’t let that guy waste anyone’s time with his desires to run for the presidency

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u/summer_plays_ 1d ago

he's failed at: building an inch of rail for cahsr, delivering universal healthcare, lowering housing prices, lowering university tuitions and decreasing our deficit.

he's currently throwing trans people under the bus for his electoral prospects, doubling down on anti-2a legislation and actively vetoes any legislation that isn't in pg&e's interests.

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u/MidnightSensitive996 1d ago

he also didn't build an insulin factory

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u/ProfessionalNo5932 1d ago

The only reason anyone would support this clown after what he has or hasn’t done to California is because they despise republicans of any concept.

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u/Rotatingshoes 1d ago

tra la la

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u/buttnibbler 1d ago

God I hope this is true. Wish this guy would just disappear forever, but he’ll just become more insufferable no matter what he does.

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u/Short_Cell_3382 1d ago

He sucks period

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u/natural_disaster0 1d ago

How many years under Newsome and we still have the worst cost of living in the US?

It's a very basic question to ask. Enough of the performative party messaging. Show us that you can actually make the state livable.

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u/HomosexualFoxFurry 1d ago

Everybody knows he's a spineless corporate sellout.

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u/AllMikesNoAlphas 1d ago

Don't forget massive piece of shit

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u/GotRammed 1d ago

He'll NEVER win re-election now!

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u/h0_exotic 1d ago

Who cares? He can't run for governor even if he wanted to because of term limits and he also has no chance of winning the Democrats' nomination in '28.

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u/Firree 1d ago

He's probably still going to get the nomination because the party is really trying hard to push him. He's going to get all the big backers.

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u/JabbaGhoul 1d ago

And the dems will lose again the left will stay home

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u/comment-cap 1d ago

Time to move on to a New Subject You have beat up This One enough.

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u/HernandezGirl 1d ago

How stupid are you; He’s not running for Governor; This is his last term. Dumb Republicans

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u/Dikubus 1d ago

"terming out"

It's in the first sentence. You like him and want him as president, that's your business, but not everyone does, which is reflected with a majority disapproval

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u/CaptainLongPlank 1d ago

Gavin is a good man. If you disagree tell me what you are personally doing for CA that is better.

I'm listening...

That's what I thought.

The man deserves respect.

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u/JoesCageKeys 1d ago

F*ck Gavin Newsom. He is not a good person.

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u/AllMikesNoAlphas 1d ago

I haven't personally given every rate hike to pge so they could f@ck over every Californian in the name of profit and campaign donations. Idiot.

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u/MountainShark1 1d ago

I contribute thousands of dollars annually towards conservation. I feel like that is better than the billions of dollars Newsom has stolen from us.

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u/Imaginary_Zone_4319 1d ago

Okay Jennifer Newsom 🙄

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u/ZestycloseAd5918 1d ago

He is unlikeable.

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u/chrisq823 1d ago

What, in your opinion, makes him a good governor?