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An effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was launched on June 10, 2020. Supporters of the recall have until March 17, 2021, to collect the 1,495,709 signatures required to hold a recall election.<\/p>\n
Newsom faces criticism over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, tax increases, the high rate of homelessness, sanctuary city policies, suspension of the death penalty, rationing water use, as well as restricting parental rights.<\/p>\n
He would be foolish to ignore the recall effort. He should prepare for a special election ballot in late summer or fall. Political consultant Garry South, longtime Democrat strategist, recommends:<\/p>\n
\u201cDo some polling to see whether the recall has legs.”<\/p>\n
\u201cSecond, set up a war council, including people who have been through a recall. They have the playbook.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThird, scope out every person who\u2019s identified with the recall. Opposition research them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Translation: Dig up\/make up dirt that can be used against the enemy.<\/p>\n
The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking up steam<\/em> The California governor\u2019s days could be limited thanks to a growing effort to invoke a statewide referendum. <\/p>\n A campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking up steam after individual donors offered tens of thousands of dollars each and they scored $500,000 from an Irvine-based consulting firm. <\/p>\n Prov 3:9 LLC contributed $500,000, and Sequoia Capital’s Douglas Leone and his wife Patricia Perkins-Leone contributed roughly $100,000. <\/p>\n Since 1911, Californians have attempted to recall their governor 55 times, but were successful only in 2003 against Gov. Gray Davis, who lost his special election to Arnold Schwarzenegger. That effort was propelled into the spotlight after Rep. Darrell Issa donated $2 million. After Prov 3:9 became the first major donor in the effort to recall Newsom, other big donors may step forward. <\/p>\n Fed up with the Democratic governor\u2019s shutdown orders, which some found erratic, Rescue California organized to circulate petitions that call for Newsom\u2019s governorship to be recalled and a special election to take place, well before the next governor\u2019s race in November 2022. Newsom, currently in his first term, has not yet said if he plans to run again. <\/p>\n Rescue California needs a minimum 1,495,709 valid signatures to recall the governor, and the group says it\u2019s collected some 800,000 so far.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Over half way signature-wise, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. Still a long way to a recall election, but cash infusions from deep pockets will certainly help. We’ll be watching this, stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nBy Morgan Phillips<\/strong><\/p>\n