California Gov. Gavin Newsom threw cold water on an effort to block former President Trump from the California ballot, warning it was undemocratic.

“There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy,” Newsom said in a statement. “But in California, we defeat candidates at the polls. Everything else is a political distraction.”

Trump was disqualified from appearing on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot earlier this week after a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court.

The order has been stayed pending a final ruling from the Supreme Court.

A clutch of other states are now exploring the idea of barring Trump from their ballots, including New York.

In California, the effort to boot Trump from the ballot had been gaining steam after the state’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis asked Sacramento’s secretary of state to replicate the Colorado result.

“I urge you to explore every legal option to remove former President Donald Trump from California’s 2024 presidential primary ballot,” Kounalakis wrote to Secretary of State Shirley Weber.

“This decision is about honoring the rule of law in our country and protecting the fundamental pillars of our democracy,” she added speaking of the Colorado ruling.

Newsom issued his statement dismissing the idea of booting Trump from California’s ballot on Friday.