I see. It would also serve as a smear campaign for Newsom, the 48th President of the USA

What leverage would a drought give?

Also I still wouldn’t make conclusions about drought severity in early spring. This recent winter did not have much rainfall compared to previous 2 winters

Summer hasn’t hit mate. I remember reading something about reservoirs being depleted due to the wildfires, and these reservoirs are suppose to be used in the summer when rainfall is lower