French Laundry. Pandemic. Trump. Chaos. All played big as voters cast recall ballots
3 years, 3 months ago

French Laundry. Pandemic. Trump. Chaos. All played big as voters cast recall ballots

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom responds to a question while meeting with reporters after casting his recall election ballot at a voting center in Sacramento on Sept. 10. “Without the mask mandates, we’re just going back to Square One.” Among the recall’s opponents, some were ambivalent about Newsom, and cast ballots more out of fear of a far right-wing takeover by Elder. “The last thing I want to do is to roll back everything we’ve accomplished,” said Edgar Montes, a 38-year-old aerospace worker in Sylmar. “We’re not the best state, but we’re not the worst.” He said he was in line at Sylmar Charter High School to vote no on the recall, mostly to ensure Elder was not able to roll back the state’s measures fighting the coronavirus. “The state has become so polarized that there’s no way the Democratic Party could have warded the recall off,” she said.

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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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Newsom’s waning voter approval might’ve given the GOP a shot. But they blew it in the recall
2 years, 10 months ago

Newsom’s waning voter approval might’ve given the GOP a shot. But they blew it in the recall

LA Times  

To use a golf analogy, the ball’s teed up for the Republican Party to contest Gov. “After the recall, the ball’s definitely lying in the deep rough,” says Republican consultant Rob Stutzman, an avid golfer. Worse, just 11% say he’s doing a good job on homelessness, an issue Newsom owns after all his rhetoric and the billions the state has …

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 …

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 …

Recall vote highlights California’s geopolitical divisions
3 years, 3 months ago

Recall vote highlights California’s geopolitical divisions

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California recall election was a blowout win for Gov. Gavin Newsom that reinforced the state’s political divisions: The Democratic governor won big support in coastal areas and urban centers, while the rural north and agricultural inland, with far fewer voters, largely wanted him gone. Republicans hold just 11 of the state’s 53 U.S. House seats, but …

With recall defeated, Newsom scores well in poll against 2022 rivals
3 years, 3 months ago

With recall defeated, Newsom scores well in poll against 2022 rivals

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom waves to the crowd after appearing with President Biden during an antirecall campaign event at Long Beach City College on Monday. Newsom would easily beat any of the four top Republicans who were in the running to replace him, including the GOP candidate who fared best, conservative talk show host Larry Elder, according to a newly released UC …

Newsom humiliated Republicans in California -- and provided a blueprint for Democrats
3 years, 3 months ago

Newsom humiliated Republicans in California -- and provided a blueprint for Democrats

Raw Story  

For months, as Democratic voters in California seemed complacent in the face of the Republican effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, much of the national political and punditry class in the media claimed California would send dire warnings to the Democratic Party. In their latest iteration, Newsom "got lucky" because his chief opponent was Larry Elder, right-wing extremist and 25-year …

California GOP licks wounds after another lopsided loss
3 years, 3 months ago

California GOP licks wounds after another lopsided loss

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The results of Tuesday’s recall election in which California Gov. Newsom spent the last weeks of the campaign warning about the threat to Democratic policies on climate change, the pandemic and the threat of “Trumpism,” while focusing his criticism on leading Republican candidate Larry Elder, a conservative who was seeking to becomes the state’s first Black governor. …

Arnold Schwarzenegger says voters were right to retain Newsom, calls GOP field ‘disastrous’
3 years, 3 months ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger says voters were right to retain Newsom, calls GOP field ‘disastrous’

LA Times  

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became California’s governor in 2003 after a recall, said he was relieved that Gavin Newsom kept his job. “I think voters made the right decision,” Schwarzenegger said in an interview on Wednesday, the day after Democratic Gov. “It’s better to stay with someone who you know what they’re going to do, rather than someone who comes in …

A California in crisis awaits Newsom after landslide win in recall
3 years, 3 months ago

A California in crisis awaits Newsom after landslide win in recall

LA Times  

Standing in an elementary school classroom in Oakland, Gov. “I’m also mindful of this: Challenges are in abundance in these positions.” California voters and Newsom’s political allies stepped up to defend the governor from the GOP-led recall, delivering a win that helps pave the way to his reelection next year. “The campaign seized on that to create a simple choice …

Democrats see a midterm map in California recall success
3 years, 3 months ago

Democrats see a midterm map in California recall success

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Few Democrats were surprised to see Democratic Gov. By making the race into a referendum on former President Donald Trump and his supporters’ “extreme” resistance to coronavirus precautions, Newsom offered a formula for survival that could translate to dozens of races in next year’s midterm elections, Democrats said. California voters rejected the “Republican brand that is centered …

Dire warning from Newsom helped turn California recall tide
3 years, 3 months ago

Dire warning from Newsom helped turn California recall tide

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — An ominous four-word message issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign on the morning of Aug. 5 served as the shock Democrats needed to take seriously a recall election that could remove him from office: “This recall is close.” Newsom’s warning in a fundraising email came just days after a poll indicated the once-popular Democratic governor who …

California Gov. Newsom crushes Republican-led recall effort
3 years, 3 months ago

California Gov. Newsom crushes Republican-led recall effort

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Newsom cruised to victory in the recall election Tuesday, boosted by healthy turnout among …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
3 years, 3 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democrat framed as part of a national battle for his party’s values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and continued threats from “Trumpism.” Newsom bolted to a quick victory boosted by healthy turnout in the …

Few voting issues reported with California recall election
3 years, 3 months ago

Few voting issues reported with California recall election

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians voted to keep Gov. That language was lifted from a petition circulated to help former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn last year’s presidential election results. By Tuesday afternoon, that language was removed from the website, leaving only a form for people to report “irregularities, interference, or intimidation while voting.” A spokeswoman for Elder said the …

EXPLAINER: Why no ‘winner’ to replace Newsom in recall
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why no ‘winner’ to replace Newsom in recall

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Associated Press declared Tuesday night that Gov. The results of that question could provide a sneak peek into the viability of several well-known Republicans heading into next year’s statewide general election. But because voters decided not to remove Newsom from office, AP did not declare a “winner” for the second question because the outcome of the …

Gov. Gavin Newsom Prevails In California Recall Election
3 years, 3 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom Prevails In California Recall Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING California Gov. Gavin Newsom has prevailed in the state’s recall election, projections show, securing a victory in the biggest fight of his political career thus far and protecting the Democratic Party from a perilous ripple effect. “I want to focus on what we said yes to as a state,” Newsom said of the election’s results. David McNew/Getty …

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Newsom has been defending his record on the virus and warning that Republican front-runner Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host, would undermine California’s progressive values. The complicated part: In a state with nearly 40 million people, there are many grievances, including California’s wallet-sapping taxes, rising food …

Californians vote to keep Democratic governor Gavin Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

Californians vote to keep Democratic governor Gavin Newsom

Al Jazeera  

With more than 60 percent of the votes tallied, TV networks said Democratic governor set to prevail, with two thirds voting against recall. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom looked set to fend off a recall effort, US television networks said, overcoming a Republican campaign to unseat him over his liberal policies on immigration, COVID-19 and crime. “I’m humbled and grateful …

Efforts To Recall Governors Are Common, But They Rarely Succeed
3 years, 3 months ago

Efforts To Recall Governors Are Common, But They Rarely Succeed

NPR  

Efforts To Recall Governors Are Common, But They Rarely Succeed Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Rich Pedroncelli/AP California's Gavin Newsom can now count himself among a select group of political survivors — he's just one of two governors ever to face a recall vote and win. Even so, " have been tons of attempts to recall Governors.," wrote …

Vaccines and Trump: Will Newsom’s formula for beating the recall work for Democrats in 2022?
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccines and Trump: Will Newsom’s formula for beating the recall work for Democrats in 2022?

LA Times  

President Biden, right, onstage with Gov. The question facing Democrats is, “how do you wake up that base to not fall to historical trends of midterm low performance and turnout?” said Juan Rodriguez, Newsom’s campaign manager. “The governor and his team found what they needed to make sure Democrats were sufficiently angry in order to turn out in a weirdly …

How Newsom defeated the recall: Early leads in suburbs, overwhelming margins in big cities
3 years, 3 months ago

How Newsom defeated the recall: Early leads in suburbs, overwhelming margins in big cities

LA Times  

The movement to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to have fizzled in large suburban Southern California regions and other “swing” counties, giving the incumbent a sizable cushion to defeat the effort to oust him, preliminary data show. While “no” on the recall dominated California’s more heavily populated coastal counties, “yes” carried the day in much of the state’s rural north, …

Column: With $276 million down the drain, it’s time to revamp the California recall
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: With $276 million down the drain, it’s time to revamp the California recall

LA Times  

Well, that was a complete and utter waste. California California overwhelmingly rejects recall, keeps Newsom as governor The election provided California voters an opportunity to judge Gov. Richly funded petition drives and the growth of the political-industrial outrage complex, stoked by social media and the pyromaniacs flinging matches on talk radio, have greatly enhanced the odds that partisan discontents — …

Biden Urges Californians To Keep Newsom In Office, Calling GOP Challenger A ‘Trump Clone’
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden Urges Californians To Keep Newsom In Office, Calling GOP Challenger A ‘Trump Clone’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden urged Californians to keep Gov. This year, the leading Republican running for governor is the closest thing to a Trump clone that I’ve ever seen in your state.” “Can you imagine him being governor of this state?” the president added, referencing Larry Elder, the Republican front-runner among the list of candidates who would replace …

Larry Elder ridiculed for 'time traveling' to allege election fraud before the election is even over
3 years, 3 months ago

Larry Elder ridiculed for 'time traveling' to allege election fraud before the election is even over

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance noted Monday evening that a key piece of evidence revealing voter fraud is a lie comes from the recent post on Republican Larry Elder's website before the election even took place. Gavin Newsom has already won and his campaign discovered voter fraud "through a statistical analysis of the results." For anyone wanting to see the …

How The California Recall Became A Real Threat To Democratic Power
3 years, 3 months ago

How The California Recall Became A Real Threat To Democratic Power

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If public polling is correct, California Gov. “It shows you the level of disgust at this governor.” - Eric Early, spokesperson, Recall Gavin Newsom In the months preceding the recall election, however, Newsom made errors that some critics believe speak to his flaws as a leader, and others chalk up to a deeper complacency that has set …

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fate rests on recall vote
3 years, 3 months ago

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fate rests on recall vote

Al Jazeera  

Results of recall vote ending on Tuesday also are likely to influence next year’s US midterm elections, experts say. Biden, who defeated Republican President Donald Trump less than a year ago, said the issues that defined the 2020 race have been resurrected in California, with potentially disastrous results if Newsom is removed in the recall vote. “The eyes of the …

Gov. Newsom Keeps His Seat As A Majority Of California Voters Reject The Recall
3 years, 3 months ago

Gov. Newsom Keeps His Seat As A Majority Of California Voters Reject The Recall

NPR  

Newsom Keeps His Seat As A Majority Of California Voters Reject The Recall Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Rich Pedroncelli/AP The attempt in California to recall Democratic Gov. The "no" campaign's main points: That the recall is was a partisan attempt to seize power, initiated by right-wing Republicans, including supporters of Donald Trump, in an effort to overturn …

California overwhelmingly rejects recall, keeps Newsom as governor
3 years, 3 months ago

California overwhelmingly rejects recall, keeps Newsom as governor

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom survived a historic recall election Tuesday, winning a major vote of confidence during a COVID-19 pandemic that has shattered families and livelihoods and tested his ability to lead the state through the largest worldwide health crisis in modern times. Newsom’s campaign to defeat the recall effort began on an upbeat note, with the governor touting that California was …

Larry Elder's campaign promotes website alleging Gavin Newsom stole recall election that hasn't happened yet
3 years, 3 months ago

Larry Elder's campaign promotes website alleging Gavin Newsom stole recall election that hasn't happened yet

Raw Story  

Polling of the California recall election indicates that Gov. Gavin Newsom is likely going to survive -- but that isn't stopping rival Larry Elder's campaign from preemptively claiming that the election was stolen from him. NBC News reports that Elder on Monday promoted an "online form to report fraud, which claimed it had 'detected fraud' in the 'results' of the …

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Newsom has been defending his record on the virus and warning that Republican front-runner Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host, would undermine California’s progressive values. The complicated part: In a state with nearly 40 million people, there are many grievances, including California’s wallet-sapping taxes, rising food …

California recall comes down to Donald Trump
3 years, 3 months ago

California recall comes down to Donald Trump

Raw Story  

The absurd recall election to replace California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, is upon us. Newsom's team started off with positive ads during the summer, highlighting the positive results of the Governor's pandemic policy including one-time cash payments of $1,100 he proposed in his budget. Brownstein reports that concern is reflected in the polling: A late-August survey by the nonpartisan Public …

EXPLAINER: If Newsom recall fails, no winning candidate
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: If Newsom recall fails, no winning candidate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — California voters are being asked to weigh in on two questions in Tuesday’s recall election for Gov. Before Election Day, AP analysts study county-by-county election results for past races, vote-counting procedures, recount requirements and changes to state election laws, relying on information from AP’s election research group. If that trend continues, the results in the recall election could …

5 questions about California’s recall targeting Gov. Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

5 questions about California’s recall targeting Gov. Newsom

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s recall on Tuesday will be the biggest election since Joe Biden became president, and its results may hint at the political trajectory of the country. Republicans had hoped the recall would become a referendum on California’s chronic problems with crime, energy, homelessness and high housing prices. Smith already says he thinks Democrats — bracing for a …

Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Elder also was in Los Angeles, where he was joined by activist …

Column: Larry Elder joining the recall race was the best thing that could’ve happened to Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Larry Elder joining the recall race was the best thing that could’ve happened to Newsom

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom greets the crowd after his campaign rally Sunday in Sun Valley, where he urged a no vote on the recall. “We can cross the voters off our list and use the resources in a more targeted way,” says Juan Rodriguez, Newsom’s anti-recall campaign manager. “When Elder became the leader of the recall movement, that’s when Democrats started getting …

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 …

Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall’s final weekend
3 years, 3 months ago

Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall’s final weekend

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Democratic allies of California Gov. We need to send a message: Hands off our democracy, hands off our California,” said April Verrett, president of the SEIU Local 2015, as she rallied union members who have been among Newsom’s biggest supporters. Kiley and businessman John Cox, another GOP candidate, also attended anniversary events, while Newsom visited the Wall …

Gray Davis Reflects On His Recall, As Californians Decide Gov. Newsom's Fate
3 years, 3 months ago

Gray Davis Reflects On His Recall, As Californians Decide Gov. Newsom's Fate

NPR  

Gray Davis Reflects On His Recall, As Californians Decide Gov. He says California's recall system is unfair because the ballot asks first if the governor should be recalled and second, who should take their place. Every California governor since 1960 has faced one, but this is only the second time that it's actually led to an election. The system's fine …

Will California Gov Gavin Newsom be kicked out in recall vote?
3 years, 3 months ago

Will California Gov Gavin Newsom be kicked out in recall vote?

Al Jazeera  

Polls show Newsom will likely stay in office, but the recall has emboldened Republicans. Critics of the recall have said the process is unfair because, for example, 49 percent of voters could vote against recalling Newsom, and his replacement could have a smaller percentage of the remaining votes. Another force motivating Democrats is the rise of Larry Elder, a popular …

Recall election nears, but California’s widening, ugly political divide here to stay
3 years, 3 months ago

Recall election nears, but California’s widening, ugly political divide here to stay

LA Times  

Pardeep Takhar and her 5-year-old son Isaac Romer take a photograph with gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder as he arrived to speak to supporters during a campaign stop at Jastro Park in Bakersfield on Thursday. Newsom and what he is trying to do.” Jack Pitney, a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College, said a recall victory over Elder would …

Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall's final weekend
3 years, 3 months ago

Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall's final weekend

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gavin Newsom continued to express confidence Saturday in his chances of beating back a …

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