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Gavin Newsom, it has often been observed, has a bit of a Patrick Bateman quality: He is TV-anchor handsome, is aggressively charming, and comes off as profoundly narcissistic and possibly a psychopath.

He’s also one of the only Democratic leaders who seem to be accurately clocking just how immense a threat Donald Trump and his captured Republican Party are to American democracy. He has hitched his wagon to Proposition 50 , a measure that would redraw California’s congressional districts in response to Texas’ recent redistricting, which awarded more seats to the GOP. Once California voters cast their ballots, the country will get a preview of whether Newsom’s mus

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