The governorship of California is just one piece of what is at stake in this week's historic recall election of Gavin Newsom.
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He acknowledged that while the state is heavily Democratic, “all politics is local,” and voters in some of the largest Democratic hubs, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, were among those most affected by Newsom’s policies during the pandemic. The election could be a referendum on a political leader who stressed he tried to follow the science during a pandemic: “If it turns out it costs you your job, that’s a pretty big deal," said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of University of California San Francisco Department of Medicine.
"They think if they win in California, they can do it everywhere,” Vice President Kamala Harris told voters in the Bay Area on Wednesday during a campaign stop for Newsom, encouraging people to vote and "send a message" that this won't happen.
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