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With COVID-19 declining in California, a host of other issues could determine whether voters will recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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The campaign to recall Gov.
Gavin Newsom from office could lose one of its strongest selling points by the time voters are asked whether to remove him this fall — namely, the devastation that ensued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recall organizers remain confident that animosity will continue to linger over past school closures, job losses and the billions of dollars the state paid out to fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, along with Newsom’s missteps, such as attending a lobbyist’s birthday party at Napa Valley’s French Laundry restaurant after asking Californians to refrain from similar gatherings.