Governor of California Gavin Newson He and his biggest Republican rival are about to participate in the governor’s recall election next month, and they are expected to skip the debate scheduled for Wednesday night in Sacramento.
Newsom is trying to stay in office before the end of his term, but if more than 50% of California voters decide to remove him in the statewide special election on September 14, he may be removed early.So far, the Democratic governor has not appeared in any recall debates and is not expected to participate. Wednesday debate By KCRA-TV and San Francisco Chronicle.
Newsom’s campaign Tell Politico Earlier this summer, the governor will “lead our economic recovery and address our state’s most pressing challenges—such as homelessness, education gaps, and our aging infrastructure, rather than participating in the fight with his Republican challengers. debate”.
Spokesperson for Newsom’s campaign Reiterated these comments When contact Weekly newspaper After the announcement of the first recall debate last month.
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It is less than three weeks before voters decide whether to let Newsom remain in power. If he is removed, the candidate with the most votes will succeed him.
46 candidates appeared on the removal ballot, of which 24 were Republicans Nine of them are Democratic PartyIn a recent voter survey, conservative radio celebrity Larry Elder (Larry Elder) became the best candidate for the Republican Party, ahead of most other people in the party in the polls.
Like Newsom, Elder did not participate in any recall debates.Ma Ying, the communications director of the Elder campaign, told Weekly newspaper Elder is only interested in debating Newsom.
“This is an election about the removal of Gavin Newson, not a circular firing squad among replacement candidates,” Horse tells Weekly newspaper last week. “Larry is happy to argue with Newsom at any time.”
Reality TV personality Caitlin Jenner is also expected to miss Wednesday’s debate. The poll report stated that in the survey conducted this summer, Jenner’s turnout among possible voters was between 2% and 7%, which puts her behind Elder by a few points.
According to KCRA, Newsom, Elder and Jenner were all invited to participate in Wednesday’s debate, but declined these invitations.
Weekly newspaper Contacted Jenner’s campaign for comments, but did not receive a timely response.
Without Newson’s attendance, Kevin Pafrat would be I just remember the candidate who ran for the Democratic Party Participate in the debate. Paffrath is known for his YouTube username “Meet Kevin”, and he was listed as a financial educator and analyst in the removal vote. In two voter surveys conducted earlier this month, Pavlat became a candidate for some voters who said they would consider supporting the recall. In a poll conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Investigation, his approval rate among probable voters was 27%, and among probable voters in a YouGov poll, his approval rate was 13%-10 behind Elder Percentage points, but several percentage points higher than other Republican candidates.
Paffrath’s participation on Wednesday night will mark the Democratic Party’s first appearance in the September 14th recall debate.
Three Republicans-businessman John Cox, former mayor of San Diego Kevin Faulkner And state legislator Kevin Kiley (Kevin Kiley) is expected to join Pavlat in the debate arena.
period A conversation with Weekly newspaper On Wednesday morning, Pavlat said that his campaign was “sadly” to learn that Elder and Jenner did not plan to participate.
“They seem to be too afraid of debate, which is unfair to Californians,” Pafrat told Weekly newspaperHe said that he hopes voters can end the debate by learning more about his campaign.
He said: “We want to use this debate to make sure that Californians know it’s not just Elder vs. Newsom-it’s Elder vs. Newsom vs. Kevin Pavras.”
