Democrats, Have Some Self-Respect

Last night wasn’t the first time California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his concern that the 2024 election may be the last presidential election in the United States for a long time. “I fear that we will not have an election in 2028,” he told outgoing Late Show host Stephen Colbert, to the sound of wildly inappropriate applause from the audience. “I really mean that.”

Newsom has been predicting America’s descent into something like despotism for some time. The governor assured an audience in late August that he is “absolutely convinced” there will be no presidential election three years from now.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Last night wasn’t the first time California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his concern that the 2024 election may be the last presidential election in the United States for a long time. “I fear that we will not have an election in 2028,” he told outgoing Late Show host Stephen Colbert, to the sound of wildly inappropriate applause from the audience. “I really mean that.”

Newsom has been predicting America’s descent into something like despotism for some time. The governor assured an audience in late August that he is “absolutely convinced” there will be no presidential election three years from now.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.