Yes, you were right to panic over the recall election even though Newsom won easily (via latimesopinion)
, likely putting down any statewide agitation for any rule rollbacks and ensuring that schools and much of the economy can remain open. Newsom’s defeat would have signaled precisely the opposite: that an increasingly extremist state GOP could gain a toehold in Sacramento without any attempt at moderation, and all our pandemic protection measures would soon end.
This was worth all the fear and panic you read and felt over this — and you know what? It served a purpose.Gray Davis was removed in 2003 and has kept pretty quiet since then, including during this recall. He told columnist Nicholas Goldberg: “I don’t believe in moaning and groaning. The recall is a fact of life in our politics. It’s been around for 110 years and if you don’t like it, maybe you shouldn’t run for office in California.
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