1/ California is an overwhelmingly Democratic state. Governor Gavin Newsom won the 2018 election with 62% of voter support. As governor, he has carried out the desires of California’s overwhelmingly Democratic majority. This is how democracy is supposed to work.
2/ Naturally, Republicans oppose what Newsom has done as governor and would like to remove him from office. Under California law, the signatures of only 12% of the total number of votes cast in the previous election can trigger a recall election.
3/ As a result, California is now spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a recall election. If the recall succeeds, Newsom could be replaced with a right-wing Republican who receives only a small fraction of California voter support.
4/ This is not how democracy is supposed to work. A small number of voters with extreme politics should not be able to trigger an expensive election to unseat a governor elected with wide support.
5/ Unfortunately, California’s outdated recall law makes it too easy for a small number of people to disrupt and paralyze our state government.
Please make sure to vote NO in the California recall. Ballots are due by Sept. 14.
Please make sure to vote NO in the California recall. Ballots are due by Sept. 14.
6/ And please make sure to support any future efforts to reform California’s broken, expensive and anti-democratic recall process. #CARecall
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