Gavin Newsom

This is all around 2026.

Alleging that Prop 50 is already rigged because there's mail-in ballots and alleging criminal

suggesting criminal activity is occurring is chilling.

But trust me, to your question, forgive the long-winded response, we're not screwing around.

We've set aside millions of dollars for our legal defense.

We're there today making sure we're monitoring the monitors so there's nothing happening that is not going to be recorded.

And I think that has to be our posture as Democrats with that kind of vigilance going through 2026.

Let me underscore, it's been a good evening for everybody, not just the Democratic Party.

But what a night for the Democratic Party.

a party that is in its ascendancy a party that's on its toes no longer on its heels from coast to coast sea to shining sea but it was not just a victory tonight for the democratic party as a victory for the united states of america for the people of this country and the principles that our founding fathers lived and died for and so we're proud we're proud here in california to be part

of this narrative this evening.

We're proud of the work that the people of the state of California did tonight to send a powerful message to an historic president.

Donald Trump is an historic president.

He is the most historically unpopular president in modern history.

And so I want to thank everybody that stood up, not just for our democracy, but stood up for those that feel bullied and intimidated.

We stood tall.

And we stood firm in response to Donald Trump's recklessness.

And tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared with an unprecedented turnout in a special election with an extraordinary result.

I am and for obvious reasons.

I mean, this is a historically unpopular president.