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California governor starts national tour after 2028 poll shifts
The governor starts a multi-state trip Thursday to visit Nevada and Southern states. Recent betting market data show his 2028 nomination odds have declined while other candidates have risen.
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The governor of California begins a national tour Thursday that will take him through Nevada and several Southern states. The trip follows a similar spring tour that promoted a memoir. Stops in Georgia during that earlier tour drew criticism after remarks about Black voters.
Polling and betting market data Betting market figures released this week show the governor’s chance of securing the 2028 Democratic nomination at 18 percent, down from 25 percent on June 7. The same market gives Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a 15 percent chance, up from 9 percent a month earlier, and Sen.
Jon Ossoff a 14 percent chance, up from under 6 percent. A separate poll shows the governor trailing former Vice President Kamala Harris 16 percent to 20 percent, reversing an earlier lead of nearly eight points.
Statements on federal investigation The governor stated that the Department of Justice is examining him and his wife. He attributed the scrutiny to possible presidential ambitions. The tour is framed by aides as an effort to raise his profile ahead of the 2028 contest while assisting party candidates in the 2026 midterms.
