California’s Recall is About Gavin Newsom: Not the Democratic Party
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s main vulnerabilities in the upcoming recall have nothing to do with his political party.
When deep-blue California overwhelmingly elected Governor Gavin Newsom in 2018, he received almost 62% of the vote. His victory was classified as a landslide by no less a historical authority than Wikipedia itself.
That was 2018; furthest antiquity for California residents who feel as if they’ve endured a lifetime of trials in the scant three years since.
Many Californians are asking one question, and those who aren’t will soon be giving their answer anyway:
What has Gavin Newsom done for California lately?
Gavin Newsom- once popular Governor, prominent face of the Democratic Party, prominent force in the California Democratic Party- is now a facing a serious recall effort.
Initially written-off as Republican wish-casting, the Newsom recall effort- and the growing likelihood of its success- have become a matter of gravest concern for Democratic Party officials at the highest level in California and beyond.
Newsom’s situation has become so dire, the L.A. Times contorted itself into a rhetorical pretzel over the weekend calling Newsom’s main challenger…