At the beginning of the year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's tenure was marked by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, a steady stream of ridicule from the White House, and backlash from within the Democratic Party for siding with conservatives on transgender athletes in women's sports. Not to mention, in the summer of 2021, Newsom weathered a blistering attempt to recall him from office -- his starpower at risk. Yet the twice-elected governor has pulled off a reputational heel turn, marked by viral Trump-mocking social media posts and parody MAGA merch coupled with a statewide redistricting measure that would level Republican's attempt to get an edge ahead of next year's midterms. Now, Newsom is a leader running miles ahead of others, experts explained to ABC News. One of the most notice

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