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For Whom the Recall Bell Tolls
Is it tolling for Gavin Newsom?
Out west in California, Gavin Newsom is fighting for his his political life.
Newsom’s recall race, as he likes to remind the whole California Democratic Party, and every Democrat in the nation, is about much more than just him. If Newsom loses, it will have implications for the entire party, the nation, even the world- at least, according to Gavin Newsom.
If his latest campaign appeal is any indication, Gavin Newsom is nervous: “Vote for me…or die,” has a nice ring to it, but seems a bit hyperbolic even by today’s standards.
Newsom is in trouble, but he is far from alone. In the east, other Democrats are facing very tough races.
In Virginia’s hotly-contended governor’s race, former governor Terry McAuliffe is neck and neck with Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin in a state Democrat Ralph Northam just carried easily a few short years ago.
Former darling of party progressives turned disgraced former-governor Andrew Cuomo may be gone, but he isn’t forgotten. It remains to be seen if his administration’s policy of concealing nursing home deaths for political purposes is going to keep haunting New York’s Democratic Party.
In nearby New Jersey, well-liked Governor Phil Murphy is running an uncomfortably close…