exist Part 1 of this series, You met the leadership team of Mama Bears, who played an important role in this vote to remove California Governor Gavin Newsom.
However, many people (including those who are still sending petitions) believe that the work is done.
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Now Californians must vote for Gavin Newson to step down. Although collecting 2.1 million signatures is a remarkable feat, many mother bears believe that before September 14 (the designated special recall election day), the harder work is to get everyone to pay attention to the ball.
Let people understand that there is Actually an election It happened on September 14th, they should have received the ballot in the mail, and they need to vote and return the ballot by mail or in person to complete the recall process.
This is essential, especially because California Democrats, although they claim to make voting easier, will do their best to reduce votes.
The use of technology by the Secretary of State and the California Democrats, the language they use to draft voter guides, and the bloated voter roll make this process complicated and complicated. Even people who think they are Internet-savvy and know how to overcome technical barriers will find the SOS and County Registered Recorder websites a mess.
Although I plan to vote in person, but just to grin, I try to track my own votes.I have to enter my name different Rather than appearing on the actual ballot in front of me in order to extract my information. This should not be the case, it will only increase people’s confusion or even double registration.
This is by design. People who hate technology and cannot navigate the Internet barriers well will either ignore it, register again, or give up.
Therefore, Mama Xiong knows that their job is still suitable for them. They continue to be vigilant, keep people motivated, informed, and most importantly, pay attention to voting.
Orange County Coordinator Wendy Redlew Shrove was there to let people know that they still Must vote To make it count.
“I can’t tell you how many people came by and said, Oh i have signedSo, many people don’t know the difference between signing the petition and then actually sending the ballot, even if it is mailed to them.
“If they didn’t send it back [past] On the weekend, it is now in the stack-you know what I mean-that stack, you will never find it again. So, I keep telling people, But now we have put it in vote. Have you got the ballot?
“So they may think that they have voted on this when they signed the removal petition, and we may need to take it home and say that now you make sure to send the ballot.”
Ellen Woitalla, manager of Tulare County and San Joaquin Central, believes that the best defense is a good offense.
“I learned all this by being an activist in the CTA (California Teachers Union). You can use any existing law for your own benefit.”
Whether you like it or not, it is legal to collect votes in California, so Woitalla encourages people to collect every ballot that cannot enter the voting center.
“I have told everyone what to do,” she said.
“Just go out and collect all the votes of people who may not be able to vote that day. I said, go to grandma, go to grandpa, and get everyone’s votes. They [California’s legislature] Make it legal; why don’t we use that? “
Woitalla is also considering when to submit ballots.
“Well, they put these in the motion, so we need to go out to make sure they don’t hand them over until September 14day,” she says.
“Don’t let them know how many of us are voting.”
Many mother bears have signed this agreement. As the executive secretary and main supporter of the Recall Gavin 2020 team, Christine Abercrombie has more insider knowledge of existing strategies to combat any attempted cheating:
“No, they won’t win, we played dirty, okay? We are not Republicans. We have vision, we have plans. We are not just lazy, so…”
Although Newsom and his flattering progressive foundation insist on trying to make this a far-right and progressive thing, the Californians have made it clear that this is not the case.
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he [Newsom] It seems that he has completely lost his way with his own base, because many of them support the “yes” vote. Just like my daughter,” she said.
Shrove also pointed out that other Democrats around her voted “yes.”
“mine [daughter’s] The boyfriend’s father is a teacher at the union school and they voted “yes” to the recall, so they are not [supporting him], Said confession. “They also don’t agree with Gavin’s strict management approach.
“No, it is no The Republican Party recalled. “
My mother asked me who she should vote for (she originally voted for Newsom) and I guided her through the whole ballot, see, voted again @KevinKileyCA There are so many recalls by Republican leaders.
-Jeff is more punk than you! (@DJeff_79) August 27, 2021
Part of the Mama Bears offense also includes monitoring who is counting. Shrove has signed up as a voting observer California Election Integrity Project.
“Last week, I participated in the election integrity project training and became an observer of the voter registration office,” she said.
“[Former CA Secy of State] Alex Padilla believes that clearing the voter roll is optional. I mean, this is their official position in court. We all know this. Obviously, mailing ballots to voter rolls that everyone is deliberately outdated will put a question mark on anyone.
“So, what can I do? All I have to do is stand there and observe them.”
Heather Keller, Regional Manager of Northern California, firmly believes that as long as there is a plan, a reserve force, wave after wave of turnout, and the right people to watch, scammers can be defeated. The story of her active choice not to allow stolen ballots and unsafe ballots made her lose motivation.
“We have to try very hard not to react to each of them, because some of them may even be the other party’s strategy, but, you know, let us go, Oh, screw it up. It doesn’t matter anyway. I won’t even try because…“, she explained.
So far, most of the information and theft seems to have come from densely populated population centers of the Democratic Party, such as Los Angeles County.
“We’ve tried our best for this, but I’m really working hard to believe that EIP is looking for Ric Grenell’s organization Repair California, I hope he will be involved, but there is only so much we can do here,” Keller added.
“To control all this-frankly, it will increase a lot of anxiety-try to focus your mind on all these things, do all of them, plus inspire your volunteers and your students? You have to believe, There are people above my salary grade who are paying attention to this matter and working hard for it, there are lawyers, and all of this.
“So, I have to let go a little bit because it makes me so anxious.”
Abercrombie points out that many of the strategies they have adopted can limit the amount of cheating:
“I really think they can only cheat, okay? We all just saw it, you know, when they talked about the 2020 election, they wanted to cheat and turn Florida Blue into an insult to Trump, but mathematically speaking, They can’t do it,” she added.
“Really, I think we are far ahead. I’m just so optimistic.”
More than 3 million votes have been returned to the Secretary of State, most of them from the worst-hit areas of the Democratic Party. It seems that Newsom has done a good job in uniting his base. Although his trade union running dog can prepare a certain number of votes to try to count the number of “yes” votes, they currently don’t know how many “yes” votes are left.
CA Recall VBM returns (as of August 26, passed @CASoSVote)
Mail: 22,292,754
Returns: 3,181,348
Turnout rate: 14.3%https://t.co/vIbDJtSeU5 pic.twitter.com/LYl7JOgpLj— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) August 27, 2021
Ellen Woitalla likes this approach, and likes the fact that she doesn’t have to surrender to candidates who are thrown at her by either side.
“The point of sharing data is that they are shocked that most Democrats have voted and mailed the ballots to them. But this is one of the strategies that I think we finally wake up to. Even though we have 30 days to vote, we Are waiting until September 14day,” she says.
“I will not hand over me until I know we are going to deal with this. Do you know? Since they want 30 days, then I will use these 30 days to decide who will let us cross that line. I To vote for that person.
“I think we are very smart. We are not only playing their games, but also using their strategies to our advantage. I think we will vote on September 14 instead of letting them know [is working], Because only 19% of Republicans voted. Yes, because the other 81% are waiting. “
As congressman and governor candidate Kevin Kiley encourages in every campaign, the best way to prevent cheating is to actually go out and vote-count your votes by actually voting.
Vojtala agrees:
“I won’t vote and put it in the mail. Sorry, I just didn’t. You know, I think we need to go back to prove that we voted in person, and then vote on election day Right way Conduct elections. “
All the bear mothers agreed.
“And I think we need to model this, and I think when we get a new governor, we need to go back to that voting system. It’s just an idea, but you know, this is the strategy I think we started using, Woitalla said .
“We finally understand that we don’t have to follow everything the Democratic Party says.”
This is part 2 of a three-part series.Read part 1 here.
