OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain California’s governor after voters decisively rejected an effort to recall him in Tuesday's election.
The governor will now enter the final year of his first term in a position of strength. He is expected to stand for reelection in 2022, and Republicans’ failure to oust him in an off-year special election fueled by conservative grievances suggests they face a steep fight to defeat Newsom next year.“He’s going to be vindicated and it will discourage most credible candidates from running in 2022,” Democratic consultant Rose Kapolczynski said.
The leading Republican had not appeared yet at his election night party at an Orange County hotel. Supporters there chanted, "We don't believe those votes, do we?" The prospect of recalling Newsom once appeared to be a political fantasy. But the coronavirus pandemic reordered California’s political landscape. Conservative foes of the governor harnessed pervasive frustration with Newsom shutting down the state last winter and benefited from an extra four months to collect signatures.
That upward trajectory led Newsom to convince the Legislature to move up the election date to mid-September, believing the electorate would be in high spirits. The Delta variant threw a wrench in that plan, driving up virus rates to the point that counties reimposed mask requirements and Newsom mandated vaccinations or negative tests for state employees, teachers and health care workers.
Unfounded claims of voter fraud may also have damaged Republicans’ chances of unseating Newsom. In the weeks running up to the vote, former President Donald Trump baselessly called the election “rigged,” Elder directed voters to a website preemptively claiming fraud had handed Newsom victory and conservative pundit Tomi Lahren assured Fox viewers that only fraud could save Newsom.
Another good lesson for the GOP! Sadly, more of this is needed to heal the party. This is what happens when you lean in to extremism and sell your soul to you know who. Center-right moderates should continue to benefit from these resounding repudiations of Trumpists.
To top all that off all the republicans accused everybody that voted Democrat cheaters.they have caused over 500 thousand people to die by ignoring what was happening and lying about it and having people fired for speaking up about it even front line workers in hospitals fired.
Pandemic driven? What’s the matter with you? Who writes your tweets? Jared? Stephen Miller?
The GOP forced California taxpayers to spend 276 million dollars on a recall doomed to fail in a state with more than twice the number of Dems than Reps. It was a deliberate waste of taxpayer money, taking those funds from other needed projects.
I don't know if they stole the election but I'd sure like to know who stole Larry Elder's neck. His chin's stuck under his collar bone and he's violently twisting his head to get it unstuck. Makes my neck hurt just to look at it.Needs a transplant donor for 1st & 2nd vertebrates.
Republicans took up arms against our country to overturn an election. Now the entire Republican party is siding with trump’s violent, white supremacist, America-hating terrorist lynch mob. Sedition InsideJob
Record low covid rates 1 economy in the world There was never any risk Fuck all snowflake Republicans
Was there any doubt?
How many millions of mail in ballots did it take to rig this election
This was a flat out rejection of Trump
What a tremendous waste of time and money.
I am looking forward to reading this piece from Politico tomorrow...
The pandemic did not drive the recall.
Anytime a Trumpster is sent to bed without his dinner is a good day!
What a complete waste of time and money. Shameful move by increasingly antisocial Republicans.
Bummer
Rejoice! Common sense prevailed.
He didn’t defeat anyone. Why didn’t they call the election when the polls closed when trump was winning? So the Democrats cheat once again
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