Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been credibly accused by his critics of setting the once-Golden State on the path toward destruction with his progressive policies and poor management.

Newsom has now acknowledged that he is guilty of attempting to do the same thing to the rest of the country by strongly aligning himself with the candidacy and policy ideas of the Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, according to CBS News.

The California governor made it clear on Tuesday that he stands in support of the policy proposals from Harris, which are little more than a continuation of the failing leftist policies put forward under President Joe Biden that, for the most part, have proven to be wildly unpopular with most American voters.

Newsom praises the "success" of the Biden-Harris administration's policies

During his appearance on "CBS Mornings," Gov. Newsom argued that the past three and a half years of the Biden-Harris administration have been a "success" that VP Harris should be proud of and run on ahead of November's election.

He further asserted that Harris and Democrats should not display "timidity" but rather express "pride" in their policies and, despite her incumbency, laughably suggested that Harris was the "change" candidate in the current race who offered "fresh air" to voters tired of the "stale air of normalcy" around former President Donald Trump, whom Newsom proceeded to attack and denigrate on behalf of Harris.

Asked about how Harris has shifted on some of her policy positions -- she proudly espoused the radical far-left agenda during her failed 2020 presidential run but has since adopted more moderate but still progressive positions -- Newsom insisted she has only "modestly" shifted and claimed that it is Trump who has flip-flopped on his policy proposals.

On the attack against Trump

Gov. Newsom, in his role as a surrogate for VP Harris, was on hand in ABC's "spin room" both before and after Tuesday night's debate in Philadelphia to talk her up with reporters and support her candidacy for the presidency.

Before the debate began, according to Adweek's TVNewser, Newsom said that Harris "just needs to be herself. Undecided voters are asking a simple question: 'Who’s for me?' Tonight, they will see Donald Trump, who has only been for one thing -- himself."

"And Kamala Harris, who has stood up for regular people and their rights her entire career, has put on the table a platform that invests in the middle class and small businesses," he added. "I think undecided voters care mostly about who is going to fight for them, and I think that question can be answered tonight."

After the debate, per the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Newsom appeared to declare victory for Harris and said, "I’d love to see another debate. I hope to see another debate. If you’re Donald Trump, you’re running away from this debate. You’re doing the grievance stuff, you’re talking about how everything was somehow, you know, rigged against you. It’s a pity party."

As for whether or not Harris' performance was sufficient to earn her a boost in the national polls, the governor said that eventually "would be determined" but noted that he "can’t imagine it won’t move the needle" based on how well she did in his estimation.

Harris and Trump effectively tied in the polls

It is obviously too soon to tell whether or not Tuesday's presidential debate will have a noticeable impact on the national polls, which according to RealClearPolling's average show VP Harris with a marginal 1.1-point lead over former President Trump.

What is notable about the numbers, however, is that Trump recently closed the gap behind Harris by roughly half as well as how, at this same point in the 2020 and 2016 elections, the Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton respectively enjoyed 8-point and 3.1-point leads over Trump.

It should also be pointed out that, despite having the media fully supporting her candidacy and suspicions of polls being skewed on her behalf, Harris and Trump are effectively tied within the margin of error -- meaning Trump is actually likely ahead -- for all of the critical battleground states where presidential elections tend to be decided.