Overview
- Axios reports, citing former aides, that Nancy Pelosi has been privately urging support for Gavin Newsom as a potential Democratic nominee in 2028.
- Pelosi is described as a key validator with one of the party’s strongest donor networks, and she has praised Newsom’s leadership as “masterful” in national profiles.
- With her exit from Congress this year, Pelosi faces fewer formal constraints, though it remains unclear how overtly she will campaign for him.
- Their alliance was showcased last fall when Newsom advanced a redistricting referendum and the pair held a press conference where they publicly praised each other.
- On the record, Pelosi told Politico this week that Newsom would make “a great president”; Newsom’s spokesperson lauded Pelosi’s public service, while Pelosi’s office declined comment.