# California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?

https://mins.news/en/item/47451

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-06 15:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4gSARUm

> Gavin Newsom’s political prospects are being watched in South Carolina, where supporters were selling “Gavin 2028” buttons outside his events as he traveled across the state this week.

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