Gavin Newsom is winning. By any measure — the attention economy, donations or algorithmic reach — the Democratic California governor’s response to President Donald Trump’s Texas power grab is accomplishing its mission. Trump and his sycophants at Fox News are clearly triggered by the Democrat’s incessant trolling.
In 48 hours this week, Newsom raised $6.2 million from more than 200,000 donors. His retaliatory push for California to create five new Democratic seats in response to Texas Republicans gerrymandering their state to try and net five additional House seats in next year’s midterm elections — at Trump’s behest — overcame its first major hurdle on Thursday. California voters will be asked on Nov. 4 to simultaneously approve the new Democratic drawn congressional maps and support nat