At least in this case we won't be stuck with this jagaloon for four years.
Exactly, and with all of the mail-in and voting options there will be no excuse for this. Democrats are going to be directly responsible.Once again, Democratic/liberal apathy and complacency are going to reward a Trump-like figure. And everyone will hand-wring and say "What happened?! I just don't understand!"
But he will be in office long enough for him to reverse all of the COVID restrictions, it's a dangerous time and we could end up like Texas of Florida within a matter of weeks.
Once again, Democratic/liberal apathy and complacency are going to reward a Trump-like figure. And everyone will hand-wring and say "What happened?! I just don't understand!"
And they should've put a Democrat on the ticket just to be safe but they put all their eggs in Newsom's basket. IMO it will be their own fault entirely if they lose this thing.
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Arnold got more votes than Gray Davis. If Newsom loses this, it‘s a virtual guarantee the new governor will have gotten fewer votes than Newsom. I’m already on the record saying recall elections for a 4-year term make no sense… but making somebody the Governor with 10% of the vote? That’s plainly anti-Democratic.
If the Newsom campaign were smart they would be plastering the airwaves with actual quotes from this Larry Elder guy asking "is this what you want?" because it would scare the shit out of those thinking about sitting it out.
Dems should have been doing that since the first day recall became viable. Nothing should be taken for granted after the Mango MFer. Nothing!
What good would campaigning against him do? If Newsom doesn’t get at least 50% +1 vote, he loses… and SOMEBODY on the huge list of crazies is your new Governor.
I don't think that Democrats want him gone as much as they aren't as energized to get out and vote, it's what does them in every time. Nice spin though.Well there Governor, perhaps you could have taken it a bit more seriously in the beginning rather than blame a few extreme right-wingers. There aren't enough extreme RW's to get to 50%+1. Plenty of Dems want you gone as well.
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Newsom: Recall Pushed by 'Extreme Right Wingers' Must Be Defeated | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who critics say in fact let politics, not data, drive his pandemic-related decisions to reopen the economy and schools, pushed back against his critics who he claimed are trying to reverse progressive California's policies.www.kqed.org
You sound certain, are you from CA? The news we're getting locally does not reflect this.
It still speaks to the fact that there is low energy for the Democratic turnout, which does not have an appetite to recall as you are claiming, they just aren't motivated. You are referring to mostly Republicans here whether you care to admit it or not.
It still speaks to the fact that there is low energy for the Democratic turnout, which does not have an appetite to recall as you are claiming, they just aren't motivated. You are referring to mostly Republicans here whether you care to admit it or not.
I take it you are not from the state? Just want to get an idea of whether or not you're getting local mainstream evening news, it makes a difference because we hear it every day now.
Also, just another article bolstering the point. From here on our we're going to see the drive to get the vote out for existing Democrats more than anything.
California has enough Democrats to save Newsom — if he can persuade them to vote
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s electoral math relies on running up large margins in populous, heavily Democratic areas like the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.www.politico.com
I think pretty much any incumbent in a recall election will have less enthusiastic support. People that WANT the recall are most likely to show up and vote. People who don’t want it might just assume it will never work, so they stay home. Similar to primaries, it’s generally only those with a strong interest in politics who show up.