S.E. Cupp: Democrats, Gavin Newsom is not your blueprint

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is relishing his moment in the spotlight, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: Newsom has been positioning himself and repositioning himself to be next in line for the Democratic nomination for president.

He says Newsom knows that by drawing Trump in as a foil, he only elevates himself.

Newsom 's California is an unmitigated mess, Zelizer says.

As L.A. Times columnist Mark Z. Barabak put it, Newsom ’s denials of his presidential ambition, “all the while very purposefully thrusting himself into the conversation” is “sort of like someone stripping naked, standing in a department store window, then asking why everyone is staring.” No one’s buying it. S.E. Cupp is the host of “ S.E. Cupp Unfiltered ” on CNN ..