Overview
- New Yahoo/YouGov polling cited on CNN shows a tight hypothetical primary with Gavin Newsom at 19%, Kamala Harris at 18%, Pete Buttigieg at 13%, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 12%, and 19% undecided.
- Prediction-market odds for Newsom to win the 2028 Democratic nomination fell from about 37% three months ago to about 28%, according to figures highlighted by Harry Enten.
- Google searches for Newsom are down 63% from their August peak, a trend Enten used to illustrate cooling public interest.
- Enten said the party’s early 2028 landscape is unusually unsettled, noting Democrats have not lacked a clear frontrunner at this stage since 1992.
- The CNN segment followed backlash to comments Newsom made on his book tour in Atlanta; he dismissed the criticism as fake outrage and said he was describing his struggle with dyslexia.