Newsom Throws Cold Water on Democratic Dreams of Disqualifying Trump: “We Defeat Candidates at the Polls”

A simmering intra-party debate over Donald Trump's potential disqualification from the 2024 ballot reached a boiling point this week, with California Governor Gavin Newsom throwing a bucket of cold water on the flames. His message, delivered in a terse statement, was clear: "in California, we defeat candidates at the polls. Everything else is a political distraction."

Newsom's stance stands in stark contrast to a growing chorus of voices within the Democratic Party, eager to explore legal avenues to keep Trump off the ballot. The catalyst for this push was a recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling barring Trump. . .