California slaps down MAGA takeover by rejecting recall of Gavin Newsom in a landslide
. But hardships brought on by the pandemic gave Republican activists room to successfully lobby for a recall election. This inspired a flood of mostly unqualified challengers. Caitlyn Jenner, the reality star, even joined the fray. So did a San Diego businessman who toured the state with a live Kodiak bear. In the end, 46 candidates to replace Newsom appeared on the ballot.
Despite the lack of a serious contender to replace Newsom, it seemed as recently as July that his residence in the Governor’s Mansion could be in jeopardy. Many blamed the tight polling on the state’s Democrats not taking the recall seriously, leading Newsom to enlist the help of some powerful friends. They included Sen. Elizabeth Warren , Vice President Kamala Harris, and even President Biden, who was in Long Beach on Monday to campaign for Newsom.
The impact of the Democratic establishment lining up behind Newsom can’t be discounted when considering his margin of victory on Tuesday. Nor can his anemic competition.
In Trumpian fashion, Elder spent the run-up to the election claiming the recall was rigged in favor of Newsom, and, also in Trumpian fashion,whether he would accept the results of the election should he lose. “I’m going to win so all these questions will be moot,” Elder told reporters on Monday. Newsom responded a day later.
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