Well, that was one for the history books. In the space of two decades, California voters recalled one Democratic governor and refused to recall another. Voting had scarcely ended at 8 p.m. Tuesday before major news organizations declared that Gov. Gavin Newsom had handily turned back what had once appeared...
Dire Warning From Newsom Helped Turn California Recall Tide
An ominous four-word message issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign on the morning of Aug. 5 served as the shock Democrats needed to take seriously a recall election that could remove him from office: “This recall is close.” Newsom's warning in a fundraising email came just days after a...
Fresno Democrats Rejoice Over Recall Defeat
It was a chill mood at Full Circle Brewery in downtown Fresno on Tuesday night. The Fresno County Democrats gathered for a watch party, even though there were no televisions set up. Chairman Ruben Zarate occasionally announced results, but Gov. Gavin Newsom's survival seemed like a foregone conclusion. The revelers...
Gavin Newsom Recall Election Results: See the Map
California has concluded its recall election of first-term Gov. Gavin Newsom. For up-to-the-minute results, check out this map to see how different counties voted. See more at California Secretary of State website
Recall Fails; Gov. Gavin Newsom Stays in Office
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democratic governor crafted as part of national battle for his party’s values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and lingering threats from...
Walters: Are Recall System Changes Reforms or Power Grab?
Win or lose, could Gavin Newsom be the last California governor to face a recall election? As final ballots are cast and election officials begin counting the votes for and against Newsom, critics of California’s recall system contend that it’s too easy to put a recall on the ballot and...
GOP Pushes Unfounded Fraud Claims Before California Recall
California Republicans were trying to contain a fire of their own making a day before voting ends in the recall election against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, persuading their voters to turn out Tuesday even as party leaders promoted unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged or compromised by misconduct. Larry Elder,...
Polling Error: How One Survey Changed Newsom Recall Campaign
The panic started to set in for California Democrats in the last week of July. First, there was a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll on July 27, which showed that likely voters were just about evenly split on whether or not Gov. Gavin Newsom deserves to keep his...
Allegations Made Against Newsom’s Wife as Recall Vote Looms
LOS ANGELES — In a blitz of TV ads and a last-minute rally, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged voters Sunday to turn back a looming recall vote that could remove him from office, while leading Republican Larry Elder broadly criticized the media for what he described as double standards...
Can Larry Elder Build ‘Movement’ From California Recall?
In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, drawing national headlines, attracting enthusiastic fans to his rallies and quickly banking millions for his first campaign. Voting concludes...