Gavin Newsom will be upsetting Democrats for 4 years, and that's a good thing

Amid all the fallout from the Trump administration’s rollout of tariffs, government reduction and executive orders, Democrats have faced criticism for being missing in action or, worse, engaging in meaningless and performative behavior. Whether it be color coordinating for Trump's address to Congress or making cringey TikTok videos, Democrats have their voters wondering if their elected representation is actually playing dead, as James Carville suggested they do.

One Democrat, however...