California Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNN

By Alexandra Meeks and Paul LeBlanc,

(CNN)California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state history that a special election will be held to recall a sitting governor.

State officials confirmed Wednesday that a recall election will proceed after just 43 people withdrew their signatures from petitions to recall the governor during a 30-day window required by state law.

As a result, California's Department of Finance will now begin estimating the costs of the recall -- including costs of holding it as a special election or as part of the next regularly scheduled election -- which will then be submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state and the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by August 5, according to a letter outlining the process from California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. A spokesperson for California's Department of Finance previously told CNN the recall would cost about $215.2 million. A date has not yet been set.

The recall drive has been fueled by anger over the restrictions Newsom put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 throughout last year and during an alarming surge in cases in California during the winter holiday months.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/politics/gavin-newsom-recall-election-california/index.html

[CurtEastPoint]

1. facing recall for doing his job protecting California's citizens. GOD I HATE THESE REPUBES.

[rickford66]

2. In a state dominated by Democrats, why not do a McConnell ?

Ya think Republicans would let this happen ? They would delay it for several years somehow.

[Sibelius Fan]

3. CA Ds are trying to get it moved up to as early a date as possible

to keep down voter participation. The less time the knuckle draggers have to advertise the recall the better.

I’ve already donated to the fight the recall effort.

There’s always millions of $ available to RW assholes to do their political BS here in CA. Newsom is very popular here, he’s handing out demanded-by-law rebates due to our huge surplus, and he’s polling like 20 points higher than the recall effort.

[msfiddlestix]

5. I read a few months ago that the dark money behind the recall was funded by Newt Gingrich

and fellow fascists. I'm optimistic this fail spectacularly, regardless when it is in play.

I definitely have my "issues" with a number of "stupid" things he's said and done, other wise referred to as "unforced errors". But as I remind my friends and neighbors who are all low income seniors, never would we have received the benefits we've been awarded during the pandemic in terms of Cal Fresh (ebt) and just this week an extra $600 in California Stimulus checks if any Republican governed our state.

Yeah he's said a number of cringe worthy statements, gaffs, got busted attending soirees just as he ordered tougher restrictions in the middle of the shutdown, BUT corrections and apologies as appropriate were made.

In the meantime, we have Democratic Party control of the Executive and State Legislature, which we absolutely must maintain, and I remind them what it was like for the poor and low wage earners, fixed income seniors etc under Republican control.

The reminders shuts them up pretty quick and then I don't hear complaints any more, these checks and temporary food stamp increases had significantly helped us throughout all of this.

[lagomorph777]

8. I hope you're right!

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Go to court and soak them for the cost

[BigmanPigman]

21. Can we really do that? Charge the GQP for the costs?

[Andrew54125]

6. I SAW IT COMING

HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

[msfiddlestix]

13. Yeah well, the outcome won't be repeated.

[ancianita]

7. It's that clever-by-half Orange County/EastCal cabal of anti-science anti-libber Reagan worshippers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_congressional_districts

[msfiddlestix]

14. and Newt Gingrich dark money Calvary.

[ancianita]

15. He's from GA, right? Does he run PAC's now?

[msfiddlestix]

17. I haven't researched the entirety of PAC's, but you betcha he does for years.

I'd venture to suggest it may just be a primary personal income source. really quite the lucrative racket with very little down side if you know how to do the "get around's"...

[AZ8theist]

9. What a waste of time and money...nt

[bahboo]

10. goddamn waste of money...

there's a fucking election NEXT year. There is also NO chance that it will succeed. God I hate these fuckers...and it would be fun to follow the out of state money on this...

[PortTack]

11. And when Newsom easily slides to victory..the RW idiots will just have that much more egg

On the faces, and less money!

[Bayard]

12. Rethuglicans are waging war on Democrats

And on Democracy. This needs to be shouted from the rooftops.

How many of these signatures were bought? Let's do an audit.

[seta1950]

16. Yes

Said restrictions saved all of our lives, we are in a good place now, I hate the fact that this is happening now, republicans are so petty😤😤😤

[Auggie]

18. $400 million of tax money, no less. That could buy a desalination plant or two.

[kimbutgar]

19. The legislature need to pass a bill saying that supporters of the recall need to pay for the recall

Why should the tax payers of California have to pay? The regular election is a year away and if he’s hated enough he’ll be voted out in November 2022.

I am a 4th generation Californian and I’m pissed the state is forced to waste money. What ever happened to fiscal conservatives?

[EndlessWire]

20. As if Newsom was the cause of the pandemic

He didn't cause this problem. He would have been criticized if he had done nothing. Everybody had to restrict themselves because it was (and is) the sensible thing to do. What a waste of time and money! I really dislike Repubs. This is all a political move to turn the state Red. All those eager Repubs ready to step into his shoes are bound to be disappointed.

Everyone now has to turn out two years in a row. Maximum effort! We are going to quash this recall and win the Midterms. It is amazing to see how the Repubs have turned fascist. I'm sad for my country.

People aren't going to like it, but just pay attention to what is happening with variant D. You are now seeing country after country backtrack and retreat to their previous lockdown positions. This is not an easy fight. Instead of attacking Newsom, we should be looking around to see how we can fight more effectively. Letting this virus wash over us and kill us was never a brilliant move a la Trump.

[Ace Rothstein]

22. The signature threshold for a recall election in CA is way too low.

I'm shocked the governor isn't recalled there almost yearly.