As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a redistricting vote, some are pointing out he previously condemned a special election as wasteful.

"Not only has Newsom become much more aggressive in his criticism of trump, but by imitating him, he is reminding the political community that this type of behavior from an elected official is out of the ordinary," said Dan Schnur, a political communications lecturer at USC and UC Berkeley.

The California governor is adopting a combative social-media persona as well as partisan gerrymandering to counter the president.

Rep. Tom McClintock had pointed words for California Governor Gavin Newsom and his plan to redraw the state's congressional districts. The post California Congressman Rails Against Newsom’s Redistricting Push,

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared to sign off on physical violence against supporters of President Donald Trump, if not Republicans in general, in an unhinged rant during a podcast this week.

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked ex-House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday for bringing up Bed Bath & Beyond while attacking Democrats ’ congressional redistricting plan for their state, a counteroffensive against Texas Republicans ’ Trump-approved gerrymandering.

Early supporters for the redistricting campaign include Los Angeles businessman Bill Bloomfield, who gave $1 million to Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, as well as Gloria Page, the mother of Google co-founder Larry Page, who contributed $134,000 to the committee, according to a Thursday afternoon filing .