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Fate of California Gov. Gavin Newsom hangs on recall vote

neighbors to vote. The GOP by anger over Newsom’s ac- spread of the virus?” the San
will need a heroic Election tions during the pandemic, Diego social worker said.
Day turnout to catch Demo- which included imposing the
crats, who have been turning nation’s first statewide shut- Mendoza believes Newsom
in mail ballots in larger num- down order. Critics said he brought the recall upon him-
bers. Nearly 8.6 million of was heavy handed, shuttering self by attending a birthday
California’s 22 million voters businesses and keeping chil- party at an upscale Napa Val-
already have cast mail-in bal- dren out of classrooms for ley restaurant last fall in vio-
lots. longer than necessary. New- lation of his own administra-
som said his actions saved tion’s coronavirus rules. But
“Make sure you have your lives. she thinks the effort to unseat
friends vote, vote, vote, and him remains a backlash by a
try and get 10 more friends to “I am angry. It should be a small minority of Republi-
vote and hit every call, make freedom of choice. What is cans in a firmly Democratic
every call, knock on every this? A dictatorship?” asked state.
door. We’re going to win this Janet Webb, a 69-year-old
thing if we turn out the vote,” Lafayette resident who voted “We don’t want Elder in of-
(AP) — With Gov. Gavin rights and the battle to slow Elder said from a hotel ball- for Elder. fice,” she said. “This is ri-
Newsom’s fate at stake, climate change. The results room in Costa Mesa. diculous. We just got Trump
Californians on Tuesday also are likely to influence She said squabbles over New- out. We don’t want a Trump
cast the last of the ballots the 2022 midterm elections, U.S. House Minority Leader som’s handling of the pan- puppet.”
that will decide whether when control of Congress Kevin McCarthy, a California demic have split her family
he continues to lead them will be in play again. The Republican, called the elec- and friends and may prompt Beyond Elder, other promi-
or if the nation’s most party that controls the White tion an opportunity to change her to move out of state. nent Republicans in the race
populous state veers in a House historically loses seats course in a state where Dem- include former San Diego
more conservative direc- in midterms. ocrats hold a nearly 2-to-1 “I can’t live here like this if Mayor Kevin Faulconer, As-
tion amid anger over his advantage among registered they’re going to force every- semblyman Kevin Kiley,
actions during the COV- Biden said the issues that de- voters. He cited homeless- one to get a vaccine,” Webb former Olympian Caitlyn
ID-19 pandemic. fined the 2020 presidential ness, rising crime and the said. Jenner and businessman
race have been resurrected in wildfire-driven closure of John Cox. The best-known
Newsom, a Democrat who California, with potentially national parks, which he said California voters have just Democrat is Kevin Paffrath, a
is leading in polls, is only the disastrous results if Newsom was due to “forest misman- two questions on Tuesday’s financial adviser with a large
fourth governor in U.S. his- is removed. Speaking to hun- agement.” ballot: Should Newsom stay YouTube following.
tory and the second in Cali- dreds of cheering supporters in office? And if not, who
fornia to face a recall. He was during a twilight rally in the “And you want to reward should replace him? There How California votes could
elected in a landslide less coastal city of Long Beach, that?” McCarthy said Tues- are 46 replacement candi- determine how aggres-
than three years ago. south of Los Angeles, Biden day on Fox News Channel’s dates to choose from. If vot- sively Democrats campaign
referred to Elder, as a “clone” “Fox and Friends. ers keep Newsom, the results on COVID-19 restrictions
The leading Republican can- of Trump. on the second question are that many Republicans have
didate is conservative talk In 2003, Californians re- irrelevant. decried as unnecessary and
show host Larry Elder, who “The eyes of the nation are on moved Democratic Gov. overly burdensome.
is seeking to become Califor- California,” he warned. The Gray Davis and replaced Briana Mendoza, 30, said the
nia’s first Black governor. recall vote is “going to rever- him with Republican Ar- last thing California needs is Newsom’s ouster would be a
berate around the nation and nold Schwarzenegger. The more turmoil. She voted to stunning rebuke in Califor-
Newsom got a final push ... around the world.” “Terminator” actor won re- keep Newsom. nia, where the Democratic
late Monday from Presi- election in 2006, the last time Party controls every state-
dent Joe Biden, who warned Elder staged his capstone ral- a GOP candidate won state- “We’re in the middle of a wide office and dominates
that the contest could shape ly in nearby Orange County, wide office in California. pandemic. Why would we the Legislature and the con-
the country’s direction on where he urged supporters recall the governor who has gressional delegation.
the pandemic, reproductive to reach out to friends and This recall was fueled largely been really trying to curb the

GOP pushes unfounded fraud claims before California recall

(AP) — California Re- website where people can re- promoting a narrative that tion after this election about focused on the wide use of
publicans were trying to port suspicious voting activity California’s election secu- this sloppy-at-best treatment mail-in ballots, which have
contain a fire of their own or sign a petition demanding rity can’t be trusted. Harmeet of people’s ballots and their been automatically sent to
making a day before vot- a special legislative session to Dhillon, an attorney and the right to vote,” Dhillon said. all active registered voters for
ing ends in the recall elec- investigate an election that national committeewoman “I think people have to get state elections since the start
tion against Democratic isn’t even over. The language of the Republican National out there and vote. We have of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, per- is lifted from a petition cir- Committee for California, to document problems, and An overwhelming major-
suading their voters to culated to help former Presi- said she made a video with we have to litigate those ity of California voters cast
turn out Tuesday even as dent Donald Trump’s effort her husband showing how problems.” ballots by mail even before
party leaders promoted to overturn the results of last they cast ballots by mail and the pandemic, and no wide-
unsubstantiated claims year’s presidential election. urging everyone to do the Much of the GOP criticism spread voter fraud issues have
that the race was rigged or same. of California’s elections has surfaced.
compromised by miscon- On Monday, Trump, who has
duct. continued to promote false- But Dhillon also said she
hoods about his loss in the could not say whether Cali-
Larry Elder, one of the lead- 2020 election, issued a state- fornia’s election will be safe
ing Republican candidates ment saying, “Does anybody and secure, detailing numer-
seeking to replace Newsom really believe the California ous problems that she said
if the recall succeeds, has said Recall Election isn’t rigged?” she and a team of attorneys
he believes “there might very monitoring the election have
well be shenanigans, as there That messaging poses prob- witnessed.
were in the 2020 election.” lems for Republican Party of-
His campaign website has ficials, who are encouraging “There will be a lot of ques-
a link to a “Stop CA Fraud” everyone to vote while also tions and potentially litiga-