Governor of California Gavin Newson He is fighting to keep his seat for the remaining month until voters decide whether to let the Democratic Party continue to serve for the remainder of his term or to elect a new state leader.
California voters have begun to receive sample ballots for the recall election scheduled for September 14. All California voters will receive a mailed ballot. There are two questions. The first is to ask if they want to remove Newsom from office.
If more than 50% of voters vote for the removal of Newsom, the second question listing 46 candidates who are eligible to vote for the removal will determine who will become the next governor of California, and the candidate with the most votes will be promoted to office.
Although Newsom’s campaign encourages Democratic Party arrive Ignore the second question On the recall ballot, state election officials have issued reminders to voters in recent days, letting them know whether they want to keep Newsom or not, they can answer these two questions.
Part of the confusion among voters participating in this special election is that this is only the second governor’s recall election in the state’s history. For the first time, Democrat Gray Davis stepped down in 2003. He was replaced by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, who appeared on the recall ballot along with more than 100 other candidates and eventually won more than 48% of the vote.
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Earlier this year, Democratic strategist told Weekly newspaper They think Newsom is unlikely to lose the recall challenge. Although Newsom, like all other state leaders, has the task of leading the government through the global pandemic, a former Davis adviser said that the factors that led to the 2003 recall were unique to Davis during his tenure. of.
But recall supporters say that while restrictions imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19 have boosted their efforts to get a recall petition on the ballot, their opposition to Newsom extends beyond the pandemic. Several Republican candidates running to replace Newsom have determined that the state’s homeless population, threat of wildfires, and ongoing drought conditions are other key issues in the struggle to lead California.
Although the Democrats were early on Newsom’s chances of defeating the recall effort, the petition for the removal of Gavin Newsom led by main supporter Orrin Heatlie was before the mid-March deadline. The minimum number of signatures required was successfully collected.The five previous recalls against Newsom Not qualified For a ballot.
In recent months, the poll numbers that measure voters’ support for Newsom’s removal have also changed.Although polls conducted from January to early May found that less than 40% of registered voters want Newsom to be removed from office, recent polls show that voters’ views on removal are now Divide more evenly.
A survey conducted by pollsters last month University of California The Berkeley Government Research Institute found that 47% of voters who may participate in the upcoming recall election said they want Newsom to be removed. The poll found that half of the likely voters said they would support Newsom in the recall case, while 3% of the respondents did not decide.
Recent vote Emerson College also found that voters were divided on whether to remove Newsom from office. A poll in mid-July found that 43% of respondents wanted him to be recalled, and 48% wanted him to remain in office.A sort of Subsequent polls A survey conducted by Emerson College in late July and early August found that registered voters’ approval rate for the recall increased to 46%.
Among the 46 candidates competing to replace Newsom, the best performers in the polls so far are RepublicansConservative radio host Larry Elder has been leading the removal of competitors since he entered the election last month, and a recent Emerson College poll found that he received 23% of voters’ support. John Cox lost to Newsom in the 2018 governorship race and challenged the Democrats again in this recall election. In a recent survey, his approval rating was less than 15%. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Ford The same is true for Elcona.
State Assemblyman Kevin Keeley, reality TV personality Kaitlyn Jenner, and former Congressman Doug Ossey are also among the Republicans who are running to replace Newsom, and are mainly single digits among the polled voters. Conduct a poll.
Earlier this month, the four deposed candidates — Cox, Falcona, Keely and Osset — participated in a debate at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Elder and Jenner were also invited to participate, but their campaign stated at the time that they were unable to do so.
The governor’s campaign rejected Newsom’s invitation to participate in the first debate and stated that he did not intend to participate in other debates.
The second recall debate is scheduled to be held in San Francisco next week.
As the date of the recall election approached, state and federal Democrats encouraged voters to participate in preventing Newsom’s campaign as described by the “Republican recall”, and the recall organizers disputed this description.Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren A campaign ad for Newsom’s team was recorded last month, stating that “Trump Republicans” are trying to “seize power in California” through a recall.
President Joe Biden return issue a statement Earlier this week, about supporting Newson’s recall election. In a tweet on Thursday night, Biden said that Newsom is trying to lead his state through an “unprecedented crisis.”
“In order for him to continue working, registered voters should vote against the recall election before 9/14 and let California move on,” Biden said.
Although Biden and California Democratic Party Uniting behind Newsom, the state Republican Party decided last week not to support any candidates to be recalled in the September 14 election. In a statement on August 7, California Republican Party Chairman Jessica Millan Patterson stated that the party’s decision to oppose the declaration of endorsement “demonstrates the strength of our candidate field” and “ Our party has a prominent position in entering the recall election.”
Patterson’s statement said: “We are focusing on getting California back on track by recalling the worst governor in California’s history.”
