Gavin Newsom’s recent glossy Vogue profile reads less like journalism and more like a love letter from the California elite, complete with breathless praise and a line calling him “embarrassingly handsome.” The piece, published in early February 2026, is exactly the kind of celebrity‑style boosterism Democrats rely on to manufacture momentum ahead of 2028.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party has a different kind of resume on the table: Vice President JD Vance, a former senator who took office with a mandate to restore common‑sense governance and confront the cultural rot left unchecked in blue states. Vance has been serving as vice president since January 20, 2025, and his profile in Washington is growing as he travels the country advancing conservative priorities.
Conservative readers should not be fooled by glossy magazine stunts; the same outlets that fawn over governors parade them around like celebrity royalty while ignoring the human cost of failed policies. The Vogue puff piece has already drawn ridicule from critics who see it as elite spin rather than serious reporting, and that mockery is spreading across the right.
Don’t expect Newsom’s celebrity treatment to intimidate a movement that remembers the consequences of left‑wing governance: rising homelessness, soaring taxes, and a culture that celebrates style over substance. Newsom’s social‑media barbs and gloating at conservative opponents are theater, not solutions, and Americans outside the coastal bubbles are paying attention to results, not photo ops.
JD Vance isn’t some aloof academic — he’s been tested in politics and now in the vice presidency, where he’s taken on real responsibilities inside the administration and with the Republican National Committee. His growing role in party fundraising and national strategy shows he’s being groomed as a leader ready to take the fight to Democrats who think they can buy influence with glossy spreads.
It’s time for conservatives to stop ceding the cultural battlefield to Vogue and the coastal elite and to start telling the truth about what their policies actually produce. Vance’s narrative — law and order, economic common sense, and a defense of American values — is the antidote to the hollow glamour the left offers as a substitute for governing.
Hardworking Americans know that the next presidential contest will be decided in towns and factories, not photo shoots and magazine kiosks. If JD Vance stands firm and Republicans stay united behind a message of competence and patriotism, the people will make it clear in 2028 that substance beats style every time.

