Member-only story
(This is written for CA voters; other readers can move on, unless you have a bit of schadenfreude, in which case you might linger).
I returned home after a week away at work to a mound of mail. Admittedly, after I removed the what I consider to be junk mail (discounts, coupons, solicitations from NGOs), the mound is relatively small and comparatively manageable.
In that mound was correspondence about the upcoming CA governor recall election to be held on September 14.
The ballot is relatively simple, but the ramifications may not be.
It asks only two questions:
1) Should Gavin Newsom, current governor, be recalled?
2) If so, who should be his replacement?
Newsom was legitimately elected in 2018 with 62% of the vote, but his opponents have succeeded in putting his recall up for vote. This despite the fact he would be put to the test in November 2022, regardless, should he choose to run again.
Republicans might well lose that election were he to run. This, an end-run move, might be their best chance to win the prized governorship.
The cost of the recall has been calculated at $276 million. If you have any doubt as to who is footing that bill, may I remind you of the swampland I have for sale in the…
