Even with the election still a few years away, polling could offer insight into potential candidate viability.

Gavin Newsom posed studiously with a newspaper, while JD Vance goofed off in a bathroom photo with a goofy haircut and grin

Vance continued: “This idea that Gavin Newsom is somehow gonna mimic Donald Trump’s style ― I think that ignores the fundamental genius of President Trump’s political success, which is that he’s authentic,” he said. “Don’t be a crazy person, be authentic.”

"NOT EVEN JD 'JUST DANCE' VANCE CAN SAVE TRUMP FROM THE DISASTROUS MAPS 'WAR' HE HAS STARTED," Newsom's office wrote on social media.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a Los Angeles event and addresses the federal immigration agents operating outside the venue on ‘The Story.’

California governor has taken the reins as a prominent, outspoken opponent of Trump – using social media to criticize and mock the president

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trolling of President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from conservative commentators, who warn that the governor’s online antics could backfire. On Fox News’s The Five,