Pro-Trump conservatives oppose Caitlyn Jenner's gubernatorial bid

Jenna Ellis, a lawyer who represented Trump during his unsuccessful legal efforts to challenge the 2020 election, mocked Jenner's announcement. Ellis shared a screenshot of a Twitter poll she carried out earlier this month when it was first reported that Jenner was considering a run to unseat Newsom. The poll results showed that 92 percent of nearly 16,000 respondents said they'd prefer "an actual lamp shade" to be California's governor instead of Jenner or Newsom. Just 6 percent said they'd back Jenner, and 2 percent said they'd vote for Newsom to remain in office. Ellis tweeted, "Caitlyn Jenner announces run" along with a screenshot of the unscientific poll results... "Having left the state, I no longer have a dog in this fight. But it would be absolutely hilarious if the first female governor of California were a man," Michael Knowles, a right-wing political commentator and podcast host, tweeted. Knowles also launched a Twitter poll that shows that nearly 70 percent of almost 14,500 respondents (as of the time of writing), who said they identified as conservatives, would not support Jenner's campaign. Just 26 percent of self-identified conservatives said they'd back the celebrity's gubernatorial bid.