California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote
3 years, 3 months ago

California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote

NPR  

California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, will become just the fourth governor in American history to face a recall vote this week. JOSHUA SPIVAK: So they have a binary process where you vote yes or no on whether Gavin Newsom should be recalled and removed. The party has been almost driven out of the Golden State, and I'm not sure what less they could have hoped for coming out of that recall than what's actually occurred. He's the author of "Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton To Gavin Newsom."

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Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?
2 days, 12 hours ago

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s recent appearance at Redding’s Lassen College was part of a stepped-up focus on the red reaches of California. In promotional materials, the governor’s office describes the program as a “bottom-up strategy for creating good-paying jobs and regional economic development.” The plan follows lengthy consultation with locals in 13 parts of the state and aims to streamline programs and …

California voters shifted toward Trump. Should the governor’s race be about fighting him?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

California voters shifted toward Trump. Should the governor’s race be about fighting him?

LA Times  

Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 7. If Trump jeopardizes your safety and well-being: I’ll be there.” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who entered the governor’s race last year, said the state would fight any efforts by the Trump administration to undo LGBTQ+ student protections …

Column: Harris’ defeat opens a bumpy path to the White House for Newsom
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Harris’ defeat opens a bumpy path to the White House for Newsom

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in the spin room before a presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in September in Philadelphia. Gavin Newsom got a huge political boost when Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election. With Harris — his fellow Californian and longtime Democratic ally — …

Column: The Harris-Newsom competition is over and it’s clear who won. The governor doesn’t seem happy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Harris-Newsom competition is over and it’s clear who won. The governor doesn’t seem happy

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom was a mere shadow at the Democratic National Convention, which was a pageant celebrating the Golden State and Vice President Kamala Harris. Over four days and nights, one speaker after another sang the virtues of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Oakland-born, Berkeley-raised former state attorney general and U.S. senator who now tops the party’s presidential ticket. The Democratic …

Editorial: California still hasn’t fixed its undemocratic recall rules
9 months ago

Editorial: California still hasn’t fixed its undemocratic recall rules

LA Times  

A fringe conservative group has launched yet another recall targeting Gov. That’s what happened in the previous recall attempts against the governor during his first term, including the last one that resulted in a special election in 2021. The recall election still failed, probably because it was motivated by Newsom’s liberal policies, which a majority of Californians favor. This seventh …

Column: Sore losers are trying to recall Newsom, again. They’re robbing voters of their voice
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Sore losers are trying to recall Newsom, again. They’re robbing voters of their voice

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is facing a seventh attempt to recall him from office. A group of Republicans involved in the failed 2021 recall effort announced this week that they’re trying again — marking the seventh attempt to short-circuit Newsom’s governorship. It’s also symptomatic of a larger ill. California Republicans to launch another long-shot effort to recall Newsom A group of Republicans …

Gavin Newsom faces another recall attempt. Will it do any better than 2021?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom faces another recall attempt. Will it do any better than 2021?

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by CalMatters, nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics. Gavin Newsom in 2021 have launched another attempt, arguing that conditions in California only worsened in the two-and-a-half years since then as Newsom’s attention shifted to national politics. Rescue California, one of the main political committees behind the 2021 recall, announced today that it …

Republicans Launch Another Recall Attempt Against California Gov. Newsom
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Launch Another Recall Attempt Against California Gov. Newsom

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another effort to recall California Gov. “Gavin Newsom has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $73 billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration and education crisis,” Anne Dunsmore, the campaign’s director, told Politico. The Democratic Governors Association said Monday it’s backing Newsom, with executive director Meghan Meehan-Draper echoing the governor on …

Republicans to launch another long-shot effort to recall Newsom
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans to launch another long-shot effort to recall Newsom

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom meets with Latino leaders in East Los Angeles working on the successful effort to defeat the 2021 effort to recall him from office. Rescue California, which ran a campaign in support of the 2021 attempt to recall Newsom, is the main proponent of the new effort, said Anne Dunsmore, campaign director of Rescue California. Newsom dismissed the latest …

Opinion: How Schwarzenegger’s recall victory 20 years ago reverberates in California now
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: How Schwarzenegger’s recall victory 20 years ago reverberates in California now

LA Times  

Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and Gov. It’s 20 years ago this week since Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, after the recall of former Gov. For much of the last two decades, the recall has been remembered mostly as a bizarre media circus, with 135 candidates, a hurried 60-day campaign, and a debate featuring Schwarzenegger and Arianna Huffington trading insults. …

Column: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhere
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhere

LA Times  

Voters in Arkansas and Texas supported Govs. “A lot of people don’t think California is doing well,” said Mark DiCamillo, who oversaw the poll for The Times and Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies. Rutherford, who oversaw the planning of Clinton’s presidential library, said Arkansas voters were captivated as they watched “all the people who came in to work” for the …

Column: Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on his day job
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on his day job

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom walks up a section of the Mutianyu Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing in October. DiCamillo elaborated in his poll report, writing: “Newsom’s recent actions in taking a much more active role in national Democratic politics appear to be related to his recent decline…. One turnoff for me is the governor’s press office promoting Newsom group meetings …

New poll finds that California voters disapprove of Newsom’s performance as governor
1 year, 1 month ago

New poll finds that California voters disapprove of Newsom’s performance as governor

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s standing among California voters has hit an all-time low, with 49% disapproving of his performance as governor, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- The survey showed Newsom’s popularity has tumbled this year as he continues to amplify his national profile and campaign outside of the Golden State to support President Biden and …

In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises
1 year, 2 months ago

In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.” Newsom’s actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. “I think maybe he draws the line where it’s going to cost the state a lot more money.” Newsom justified many of …

California Politics: Newsom and his environmental agenda take the national stage
1 year, 3 months ago

California Politics: Newsom and his environmental agenda take the national stage

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday. Gavin Newsom headed to New York this week to talk up his administration’s efforts to combat climate change and to take a swing or two at former President Trump and his Republican compadre, Republican House Speaker …

Newsom’s signature move at the California Capitol: Jam the Legislature
1 year, 4 months ago

Newsom’s signature move at the California Capitol: Jam the Legislature

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom signed the infrastructure streamlining package July 10, accelerating construction timelines on the projects necessary to achieving the state’s ambitious climate and clean energy goals. Standing before television cameras in Sacramento, he said lawmakers had to pass a tax on oil industry profits in order to protect consumers now and “get every dollar, every cent back in the pockets …

California’s Newsom starts tour to boost red-state Democrats
1 year, 8 months ago

California’s Newsom starts tour to boost red-state Democrats

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. “There’s a reason why Gavin Newsom never focuses on the problems he’s caused in his own state,” Sanders spokesperson Alexa Henning said. “California residents are experiencing sky high rent but Governor Sanders is living rent free in his head.” Newsom and his family will visit Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi early next week, meeting with Democratic …

Newsom gets good marks in new poll but faces test with budget crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Newsom gets good marks in new poll but faces test with budget crisis

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, right, talks to Sen. Alex Padilla during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in April. Gavin Newsom is California’s most popular high-profile politician, but that could be tested by voter concerns over his ability to handle the state’s estimated $22.5-billion deficit, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- The findings …

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term
2 years, 1 month ago

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, accompanied by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their children in Sacramento, delivers remarks after winning his second term in office Tuesday. Speaking in what he’s dubbed the “California for All” conference room in the governor’s office, Newsom said his second term is about implementing and showing results. “I think the second term is always kind of about …

Column: Newsom’s resounding win shows he didn’t even have to run a race for governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Newsom’s resounding win shows he didn’t even have to run a race for governor

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom reacts as he looks up and spots photographers capturing him and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, left, voting in Sacramento on Tuesday. Newsom’s opponent, state Sen. Brian Dahle, 57, a seed farmer from rural Lassen County, was potentially the best GOP gubernatorial candidate since business executive Meg Whitman lost to Democratic legend Jerry Brown in 2010. Newsom’s only …

California’s Newsom wins 2nd term, is White House run next?
2 years, 1 month ago

California’s Newsom wins 2nd term, is White House run next?

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies of Florida Gov. The failed recall solidified Newsom’s political power in California, leaving him free to focus on the future — which many expect will include a run for …

Newsom cruises to reelection as governor, Democrats leading races for other statewide posts
2 years, 1 month ago

Newsom cruises to reelection as governor, Democrats leading races for other statewide posts

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, accompanied by his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and their children, delivers remarks in Sacramento after winning his second term in office on Tuesday. California voters on Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over Brian Dahle, an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight. …

California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term
2 years, 1 month ago

California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term

LA Times  

California voters Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over Brian Dahle, an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight. Newsom and his political team fought a shadow campaign to keep all other well-known Democrats off the 2021 recall ballot and succeeded, giving the governor an …

Column: California voters don’t like where the state’s headed. But they still want Newsom in office
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: California voters don’t like where the state’s headed. But they still want Newsom in office

LA Times  

Gubernatorial candidates Democratic Gov. Most California voters think the state is headed in the wrong direction, yet they intend to reelect the governor who’s leading us there. But another statistic is eye-opening: 54% of voters think California is “going in the wrong direction.” Only 43% believe we’re headed on the right path. “I’ve always wanted to schedule a debate the …

Newsom vows to finish four-year term if reelected governor
2 years, 2 months ago

Newsom vows to finish four-year term if reelected governor

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked directly by co-moderator Marisa Lagos if he …

Newsom trades barbs with Dahle in California’s only 2022 gubernatorial debate
2 years, 2 months ago

Newsom trades barbs with Dahle in California’s only 2022 gubernatorial debate

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Brian Dahle clashed over gas prices, homelessness and abortion rights during the only debate between the two gubernatorial candidates in an otherwise sleepy race for the most powerful post in the state of California. He acknowledged that he’s fighting “an uphill battle.” “Look, it’s tough to raise money in California,” Dahle said to reporters. “The …

2022 California governor's voter guide: Newsom vs. Dahle
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 California governor's voter guide: Newsom vs. Dahle

LA Times  

GAVIN NEWSOM Newsom’s political career began in 1996 when then-Mayor Willie Brown appointed him to San Francisco’s Parking and Traffic Commission and the following year to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Democrats at the Capitol also heeded his call this year to extend operations at Diablo Canyon, reversing an agreement environmental groups drove six years ago to shut down …

The race for California lieutenant governor, a potential political launching pad
2 years, 2 months ago

The race for California lieutenant governor, a potential political launching pad

LA Times  

Democratic incumbent Eleni Kounalakis and Republican Lancaster official Angela Underwood Jacobs are competing for the position of California lieutenant governor — an under-the-radar office that has been a steppingstone for a few governors past. As lieutenant governor, Kounalakis has If reelected in November, Kounalakis said she would continue to sponsor legislation and work behind the scenes to get policies she …

California Politics: Newsom needles Democrats while praising Biden in a delicate dance
2 years, 2 months ago

California Politics: Newsom needles Democrats while praising Biden in a delicate dance

LA Times  

President Biden onstage with California Gov. “We have to meet this moment head on and, dammit, the Democratic Party has to assert itself much more aggressively than we have.” But when MSNBC political analyst Alex Wagner asked Newsom point-blank if the White House needed to be more “alarmed and activated,” Newsom was much more acquiescent, saying “they have their hands …

California Governor Urges Overhaul Of Democrats' Strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

California Governor Urges Overhaul Of Democrats' Strategy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an overhaul of Democrats’ political strategy on Saturday, saying the party is “getting crushed” by Republicans in part because they are too timid, often forced to play defense while Republicans “dominate with illusion.” Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas — the territory of Republican Gov. …

California governor urges overhaul of Democrats’ strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

California governor urges overhaul of Democrats’ strategy

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an overhaul of Democrats’ political strategy on Saturday, saying the party is “getting crushed” by Republicans in part because they are too timid, often forced to play defense while Republicans “dominate with illusion.” Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas — the territory of Republican Gov. They’re winning right …

California Politics: Newsom commits to a gubernatorial debate
2 years, 3 months ago

California Politics: Newsom commits to a gubernatorial debate

LA Times  

No one may have been more surprised than state Sen. Brian Dahle this week when Gov. I’m pretty stoked about it.” Though Dahle said much of the interest in a debate has stemmed from reporters, he recently began prodding Newsom to join him on stage. “I’ll accommodate Newsom: He can be in an A/C building w/ his sweater,” he tweeted …

Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows

LA Times  

Nearly a year after crushing a Republican-led recall attempt, Gov. Gavin Newsom leads his GOP challenger by more than 2 to 1 in the 2022 governor’s race, even though a majority of voters express dissatisfaction about where California is headed, a new poll shows. Newsom has the backing of 52% of registered voters, compared with 25% who favor Republican state …

California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows
2 years, 5 months ago

California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — As California Democratic Gov. “This is Gavin Newsom building his national brand for whatever opportunities might come up in the future,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego. Newsom spokesperson Erin Mellon said that “what is happening on the education front reflects what we’re seeing across the country – restricting …

California Politics: An exit interview with Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s Cabinet secretary
2 years, 5 months ago

California Politics: An exit interview with Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s Cabinet secretary

LA Times  

Ana Matosantos has served as Gov. Many of the tough questions I’ve asked the governor’s office to better understand his policy announcements over the last four years were met with familiar responses: “I’ll ask Ana,” or “You should ask Ana.” Easier said than done. “So one of our charges was regularly working with all the agencies to make sure that …

‘Something different': California GOP’s bid for governor
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Something different': California GOP’s bid for governor

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brian Dahle, the Republican Party’s longshot hope to unseat Gov. It’s why Dahle, an affable farmer and state senator from the sparsely populated northeast corner of the state, goes out of his way to make one thing clear: “I’m not a crazy Republican. “Dahle is a Trump Republican who wants to abolish abortion rights, repeal California’s gun …

Editorial: Give voters a chance to fix California’s recall system
2 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: Give voters a chance to fix California’s recall system

LA Times  

California is on the verge of losing a golden opportunity to finally fix its problematic recall rules. Among them: Raise the number of signatures needed to qualify a recall for the ballot; limit when recalls can take place so officials can’t be ousted right after an election or within six months of the end of their term; assign the lieutenant …

California primary sends Newsom, Republican Brian Dahle to November governor’s race
2 years, 6 months ago

California primary sends Newsom, Republican Brian Dahle to November governor’s race

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom took a large step toward reelection Tuesday after crushing a crowded field of scarcely known challengers in California’s statewide primary, and will face off against a conservative Northern California Republican, state Sen. Brian Dahle. Treasuring diversity, defending democracy, and protecting our planet.” “Name one thing that’s working great in California, other than our great weather,” state Sen. Brian …

Guide for the 2022 California governor’s race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?
2 years, 6 months ago

Guide for the 2022 California governor’s race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?

LA Times  

Less than a year after surviving a recall election, California Gov. Here are the basics of the race: Gavin Newsom Newsom’s resounding victory in the recall election in 2022 against Larry Elder and others set the stage for what many observers see as an easy reelection. Concerns about rising crime and California’s seemingly intractable homelessness crisis emerged as the top …

Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term
2 years, 9 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term

LA Times  

None of the top Republican who ran to replace Gov. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, once considered the Republican Party’s best hope to defeat Newsom, announced Thursday night that he would forgo entry into California’s 2022 gubernatorial race, blaming the spectacle of last year’s Republican-led recall campaign. “I want to run for governor to change this, but the lingering …

San Francisco voters set to decide fate of three school board leaders in recall vote
2 years, 10 months ago

San Francisco voters set to decide fate of three school board leaders in recall vote

CNN  

CNN — A tense campaign to recall three members of the San Francisco School Board will be decided by voters on Tuesday, as a clash between the city’s liberal establishment and movement progressives, over a range of issues, reaches its decisive hour at a moment of wider national turmoil over control of public education. In San Francisco, school board President …

Gov. Newsom’s approval hobbled by crime fears, homelessness crisis, poll finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Gov. Newsom’s approval hobbled by crime fears, homelessness crisis, poll finds

LA Times  

About half of voters surveyed approved of Newsom’s performance as governor, down from 64% in September 2020. Gavin Newsom, voters are growing more dissatisfied with the governor, and a solid majority believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- Concerns about rising crime and California’s seemingly intractable …

Editorial: Fix the biggest flaw with California’s recall or next time a loser could win
2 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: Fix the biggest flaw with California’s recall or next time a loser could win

LA Times  

Last year, 62% of voters said “no” to recalling Gov. California’s system for recalling politicians has an enormous flaw: It creates the possibility that an elected official could be thrown out of office and replaced by someone voters like even less. A recall here can be launched at any time in an official’s term, which allows voters unhappy with an …

Column: Is recall fever waning? Failure to take down Newsom reflects a broader pattern
2 years, 10 months ago

Column: Is recall fever waning? Failure to take down Newsom reflects a broader pattern

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom easily fended off a recall attempt and is now a shoo-in for reelection. And, Baldassare said, there was concern “going forward.. Are we going to live in a world in which this is our future?” It’s not hard to imagine one costly and distracting recall campaign after another, especially with the nation’s whiner in chief — that would …

Larry Elder won’t seek rematch against Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 race
2 years, 11 months ago

Larry Elder won’t seek rematch against Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 race

LA Times  

Conservative talk show host Larry Elder said he will not challenge Gov. Conservative talk show host Larry Elder, who topped the field of candidates trying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in September’s failed recall, on Tuesday announced he would not run in California’s 2022 gubernatorial election. The distinction in quality of life between areas controlled by leftists and those that …

Gov. Newsom to push vaccines in Southern California swing
3 years, 1 month ago

Gov. Newsom to push vaccines in Southern California swing

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, added to the intrigue on Sunday night with a since-deleted tweet telling people to “please stop hating and get a life.” But Tuesday, Newsom said his absence was nothing more than a chance to recharge with his family after a frenetic three years in office that included an unprecedented pandemic, …

California’s recall election officially ends as Newsom prepares for 2022
3 years, 2 months ago

California’s recall election officially ends as Newsom prepares for 2022

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom acknowledged that his own “personal stupidity” helped provide the political fuel to ignite the recall effort against him. Gavin Newsom were certified by state officials Friday, bringing to an end a historic and bitter recall effort while possibly boosting the Democratic governor’s chances next year at winning a second four-year term. The final election returns released by Secretary …

Column: There are some drastic ideas to overhaul California’s recall. Be careful, says one expert
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: There are some drastic ideas to overhaul California’s recall. Be careful, says one expert

LA Times  

Under California’s recall system, Democratic Gov. If there’s a big winner of California’s gubernatorial recall election, apart from the revitalized incumbent, it’s probably Joshua Spivak. Arguably the country’s foremost expert on the subject, Spivak cranked out a timely history, “Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton to Gavin Newsom,” and became the reigning authority on California’s madcap politics for dozens of news …

At a grim convention, California GOP seeks to regroup after bruising recall defeat
3 years, 2 months ago

At a grim convention, California GOP seeks to regroup after bruising recall defeat

LA Times  

California Republicans, stinging from their lopsided loss in this month’s recall election, sought to regroup and focus on the upcoming midterms at their party convention this weekend. “I’ve been wanting to tell people this is the ‘There’s nowhere else to go but up convention,’” said Orange County delegate and former state GOP executive director Jon Fleischman, adding that he couldn’t …

Letters to the Editor: Yes, Gov. Gray Davis’ recall in 2003 was undemocratic. Here’s how to fix it
3 years, 3 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Yes, Gov. Gray Davis’ recall in 2003 was undemocratic. Here’s how to fix it

LA Times  

Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarznegger, left, and Gov. Gray Davis, recently recalled, joke with each other in the governor’s office in Sacramento in 2003. To the editor: Yes, a governor recalled by a bare majority of votes can be replaced by someone with far fewer votes. Gray Davis lost a recall vote 55.4% to 44.7%, and Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeded him with 48.6% …

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