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He also stated that the DSA shares many values with the party.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-26T22:46:25.166Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-26T20:00:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T22:46:25.166Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":60,"hype":65,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to anonymous sources; no named sources or documents cited.","critic":"Quotes are presented clearly, but the article lacks context and right of reply.","hype":"Headline promises a definitive statement from Newsom that the body does not fully support."}},"tags":["#GavinNewsom","#DSA","#DemocraticParty","#Politics","#NewHampshire"],"entities":["Gavin Newsom","Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)","New Hampshire","Democratic Party"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["California Governor Gavin Newsom told an undercover reporter that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will become a dominant and mainstream movement.","Newsom made these remarks to a reporter posing as a voter in New Hampshire.","He stated that the DSA shares many values with the Democratic Party, including support for universal healthcare and addressing climate change.","Newsom described the differing viewpoints within the Democratic Party as a 'healthy dialectic'."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"California Governor Gavin Newsom told an undercover reporter that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is poised to become a dominant and mainstream force within the Democratic Party. Newsom made these statements to a reporter who posed as a voter in New Hampshire. He also indicated that the DSA holds many shared values with the broader Democratic Party, such as advocating for universal healthcare and taking action on climate change. Newsom described the diversity of opinions within the Democratic Party as a 'healthy dialectic'."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Newsom's remarks"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Legal Insurrection reported that Newsom stated the DSA will be 'dominant' and a 'mainstream democratic movement'. The outlet also quoted Newsom saying, 'You can’t play in the margins anymore. The whole, the system’s broken. It’s completely unbalanced, and we can’t manage the decline. We have to completely reimagine.'"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention that Governor Newsom made these remarks to an undercover reporter posing as a voter in New Hampshire."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Beltway Report","url":"https://thebeltwayreport.com/2026/10/newsom-says-democratic-socialist-energy-will-become-mainstream-for-party-by-2028","headline":"Newsom Says Democratic Socialist Energy Will Become ‘Mainstream’ for Party by 2028","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T22:15:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion","url":"https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/newsom-dsa-is-going-to-be-dominant-and-a-mainstream-democratic-movement","headline":"Newsom: DSA is 'Going to be Dominant' and a 'Mainstream Democratic Movement'","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T20:00:06.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Louder With Crowder","url":"https://louderwithcrowder.com/newsom-dsa-takeover","headline":"Gavin Newsom admits on undercover video that he is all in with socialists taking over the Democrat Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T18:27:48.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hot Air","url":"https://hotair.com/watch/2026/10/26/hidden-camera-footage-captures-gavin-newsom-predicting-democratic-socialists-will-dominate-his-party-n3820353","headline":"Hidden Camera Footage Captures Gavin Newsom Predicting Democratic Socialists Will Dominate His Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T16:27:40.000Z"},{"sourceName":"PJ Media","url":"https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/10/26/hidden-camera-footage-captures-gavin-newsom-predicting-democratic-socialists-will-dominate-his-party-n4958715","headline":"Hidden Camera Footage Captures Gavin Newsom Predicting Democratic Socialists Will Dominate His Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T16:27:39.000Z"},{"sourceName":"RedState","url":"https://redstate.com/watch/2026/10/26/hidden-camera-footage-captures-gavin-newsom-predicting-democratic-socialists-will-dominate-his-party-n2208644","headline":"Hidden Camera Footage Captures Gavin Newsom Predicting Democratic Socialists Will Dominate His Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T16:27:39.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Twitchy","url":"https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/10/26/undercover-camera-catches-gavin-newsom-caught-praising-the-dsa-and-other-inconvenient-stuff-vid-n2433769","headline":"WOW: Undercover Video Catches Gavin Newsom Bending the Knee to the DSA, Surrendering the Party (VID)","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T16:10:00.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":0,"right":100},"count":{"left":0,"centre":0,"right":7},"totalSources":7,"untracked":0,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-10-27T00:45:14.395648+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-27T01:30:10.015Z","closedAt":null,"checks":11,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":[],"right":["Legal Insurrection led with Governor Newsom's assertion that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will be 'dominant' and a 'mainstream democratic movement'. 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