FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally, June 7, 2024, in San Francisco. Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats' ideals as "an antidote to the poisonous populism of the right." (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers a reporters question about his revised 2024-25 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, May 10, 2024. Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats' ideals as "an antidote to the poisonous populism of the right." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle speaks with reporters as Republican Assembly member James Gallagher looks on during a news conference outside the California Capitol on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. Dahle and Gallagher criticized Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for delivering a prerecorded State of the State address. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)