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Gov. Gavin Newsom easily survives California recall election, AP projects

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Gov. Gavin Newsom easily survives California recall election, AP projects

California Gov. Gavin Newsom withstood a recall election on Tuesday in a closely watched race that drew national attention and campaign visits from President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Californians wisely decided that they didn't want a Donald Trump clone-candidate - conservative talk show host Larry Elder - to be their Governor.

Elder is typical GOP crazy - denies the existence of systemic racism, opposes gun control and abortion rights, wants to abolish the minimum wage and pledged to overturn COVID-19 mask and vaccine requirements in schools and elsewhere.
 

It was Elder abuse.

Good for Newsom. I don't even care for the guy but Elder is human garbage. An obnoxious, Trump panty sniffing misogynistic conspiracy theorist.
 
BWAHAHAHAHAHAAaaaaaa!!
 
Rogue Valley said:
Elder is typical GOP crazy - denies the existence of systemic racism, opposes gun control and abortion rights, wants to abolish the minimum wage and pledged to overturn COVID-19 mask and vaccine requirements in schools and elsewhere.
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This kind of nonsense is kind of a tough sell in California.
 
The Trump is just so weak.

The lib'ruls own them.
 
Jonathan Martin has an interesting take on this in the New York Times.

Newsom’s Anti-Trump Recall Strategy Offers Republicans a Warning for 2022​

California Democrats were able to nationalize the vote — thanks to an avalanche of money, party discipline and, above all, an easily demonized opponent.
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It's easy to run against Trump and mini-Trumps when they are still exhibiting 'batshit crazy' characteristics. The GOP's attacks on Biden are mostly ineffectual modern-day 'tan suit' criticisms such as easily discounted accusations of dementia.
 
How would've the election turned out had Elder been a Mitt Romney? Or even a Mitch McConnell? If they can survive the primaries, Rep candidates don't need to act too far away from the far right to beat Dems labelled as libs.
 
Then he'll pick up the Gingrich talking points playbook and say "Extremists" when he says "liberals".
 
bluesmoke said:
How would've the election turned out had Elder been a Mitt Romney? Or even a Mitch McConnell? If they can survive the primaries, Rep candidates don't need to act too far away from the far right to beat Dems labelled as libs.
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McConnell would not have stood a chance.

But a Romney or a Cheney or a Kinzinger could have been worth competition.

The quality of GOP candidates must improve in 2022.
 
bluesmoke said:
How would've the election turned out had Elder been a Mitt Romney? Or even a Mitch McConnell? If they can survive the primaries, Rep candidates don't need to act too far away from the far right to beat Dems labelled as libs.
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The California voters wouldn't elect a McConnell....they might elect someone like Mitt Romney, but McConnell...no and that is a hard no.
 

It doesn't bode well for the Republican Party that Elder, instead of someone like Faulconer (who quite successfully ran CA's last "nice" large city), was their front-runner.
 
I stated in the other “ recall thread” Newsome would win easily. I was surprised they could even get enough signatures to even get the recall to a vote. Cali won’t vote Republican again in my lifetime.
 
What is factually wrong about his positions?
 
mrdeltoid said:
I stated in the other “ recall thread” Newsome would win easily. I was surprised they could even get enough signatures to even get the recall to a vote. Cali won’t vote Republican again in my lifetime.
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Therein lies the reason California is declining.
 
CaughtInThe said:
All republicans did was waste a bunch of taxpayer money. And that includes for republicans.
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It'll be viewed by those Republican politicians as a smart investment if it galvanizes their base to re-elect them.
 
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