Passage of California’s Prop. 50 Raises Newsom’s Political Profile NYT | Top Stories Adam Nagourney and Laurel Rosenhall 5 November 2025 at 18:02 The passage of Proposition 50 cemented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s position as President Trump’s chief antagonist and raised his national political profile. © Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times“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,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday night.