Category: recall election

Potential Gamesmanship by the Supermajority to Frustrate a Republican Governor

Commentary The Sept. 14 recall election is rapidly approaching. Polling indicates a 50 percent chance that Gov. Gavin Newsom will be recalled, possibly making him the second governor to incur the voters’ wrath in California’s 171-year history, and within the last two decades. The recall of Governor Gray Davis in 2003 was the first in…


Elder Ignores Mainstream Media in First Online Press Conference

Commentary Who’d a thunk it? Neither the Los Angeles Times nor Politico (both of whom had multiple reporters) and a host of other mainstream media suspects, including the Associated Press, got to ask a single question Friday at Larry Elder’s first online Zoom press conference for the California gubernatorial recall. The likes of the Bay…


Newsom Recall Backers Sue to Block Framing of Effort as ‘Republican Takeover’ of California

Key backers of the recall election against California Gov. Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Democrat governor from framing the contest as a Trump-aligned Republican power grab in an official voter information guide that will be distributed publicly. Orrin Heatlie, the lead organizer of the recall campaign, and Mike Netter, a board…


California Candidate for Governor, Anthony Trimino

In this latest special edition of California Insider, candidate for governor Anthony Trimino says the election in September is not about red versus blue, Republican versus Democrat, but he says it’s about the right to worship, freedom, liberty, and stopping what he calls the abuse of power out of Sacramento. California Insider is an Epoch…


Harris to Campaign for Newsom in California’s Recall Election

Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that she will campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall effort in the state in September. ”Yes,” the vice president said when asked by the San Francisco Chronicle if she would campaign for the Democratic governor. Harris’s office confirmed in a statement to The…


Newsom Recall Candidate List Features 41 Names, Excludes Larry Elder

California’s Secretary of State has released a preliminary list of 41 candidates who have qualified to run in September’s special recall election seeking to oust incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom. The preliminary list (pdf), released on July 17, precedes a final, certified list expected to be published on July 21. Included on the list are 21…


California Candidate for Governor, Kevin Paffrath

In this special recall edition of California Insider, we’ll have a number of candidates on the show, and we’re also reaching out to Governor Gavin Newsom. My guest is Kevin Paffrath, who will discuss why he supports the recall and why he wants your vote in the September election. California Insider is a non-partisan show….


How the Fear of Vaccine Passports Triggered a Recall Against All County Supervisors | Don Wagner

More and more voters in California, up and down the state, are waking up and taking action against policies and elected officials who they think are not representing them as they should. One example of this is in Orange County, where a group of activists is attempting to recall all five of their county supervisors….


Newsom Recall, a Referendum on China

Commentary Mid-terms are just around the corner in 2022 but the race to watch now is the recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. This contest could easily double as a referendum on China, in what is already the most China-compliant state. Consider, for example, the new span of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco…


As Signature Collection Ends, California Heads Toward Recall

ROCKLIN, Calif.—A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends. The announcement Monday that Newsom was beginning to raise money to defend his seat seemed to confirm that he believes organizers behind the…