BREAKING: @GavinNewsom defeats recall, @politico projects
@GavinNewsom @politico Context:
This was all about #coronavirus. @GavinNewsom winter 2020 shutdown coincided with L'Affaire French Laundry and -- even more critically -- a judge gave pandemic-impeded proponents 4 more months to collect signatures. That was the window Newsom foes needed
This was all about #coronavirus. @GavinNewsom winter 2020 shutdown coincided with L'Affaire French Laundry and -- even more critically -- a judge gave pandemic-impeded proponents 4 more months to collect signatures. That was the window Newsom foes needed
But in the summer #coronavirus began to recede, @GavinNewsom could tout reopening.
Then Delta spike came. But rather than shy away from rules that fueled recall, @GavinNewsom embraced. His argument: would you rather be strict CA, or Covid-cliff-plunging Texas/Florida?
Then Delta spike came. But rather than shy away from rules that fueled recall, @GavinNewsom embraced. His argument: would you rather be strict CA, or Covid-cliff-plunging Texas/Florida?
GOP always had a narrow path in hugely Democratic (D+5 million) CA. They needed huge turnout+tiny Dem turnout to win.
And @GavinNewsom got a huge GOTV gift in ascension of GOP leader @larryelder, whose views are anathema to many CA Dems
And @GavinNewsom got a huge GOTV gift in ascension of GOP leader @larryelder, whose views are anathema to many CA Dems
So in the end, an attempt to take out a Democratic governor with 5 million more D voters, $70 million in campaign funds and a GOP bogeyman in @larryelder ended as you might suspect
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