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On September 14, voters of the state of CA soundly defeated the recall of Gavin Newsom, sitting governor.
The cost? An estimated $276M.
In case you wondered, that money didn’t come from printing presses busily cutting stimulus cheques.
A number (19) of states have provisions whereby they may recall elected officials. Here is an informative link:
CA has among the less stringent requirements for recall: 12% of the number of votes in the prior election; in 5 (of 58) counties, only 1% are required.
Of the remaining 18 states, only MT and VA (at 10%) have less stringent requirements.
I get it.
CA is a deeply blue state.
Newsom trounced his Republican opponent in 2018 by 62% to 38%.
In the recent recall election, Newsom garnered over 60% of the vote.
A snowball might have a greater chance of surviving in hell than someone other than a Democrat winning a major office in CA.
But, after all the breast beating and posturing is over, what’s left?
At one point, polls seemed to indicate an almost even split, in which event Newsom stood a reasonable chance of…
