businesses and the economy and the employees that we employ. ainsley: aaron, i know you say the recall, despite the fact you didn t get your way, is still a success, why do you say that? well, it was a huge grassroots effort. we were very, you know, under funded compared to newsom s 70 million that he got. i think about 10 million, maybe, was raised across. and it was great to see this revolution of small business owners and dissatisfied parents and just ordinary californians who, you know, put their foot down and said we need change here. so, i feel optimistic for that and where i think we will see a lot of businesses leave the state now, i think the majority of us are going to stay and fight. and try and take our state back. ainsley: he actually got $83 million. a lot of big tech companies. so, cynthia, how is this going to affect you going forward? what are you going to do? i m talking to some friends in california? why don t you move? they said we can t we have got our business h
despite suffering the first known u.s. deaths from the virus. dino. hopefully governor newsom respects this was a broad-based recall effort. it s a grassroots effort. i think covid was sort of the straw that broke the camel s back. largely because california leads the nation in poverty and virtually half of the nation s homeless live in california. there seems to be almost no crime policy. these arbitrary lockdowns serve as an impetus, a catalyst for which we use to institute this recall. it was a great, massive effort by californians collectively. it was nonpartisan. democrats and republicans came together. unfortunately i just feel that for californians, we weren t feeling like we had a viable alternative to governor newsom and i believe that s why the recall failed. shannon: those are saying that the messaging quit being
with universal anheuser-busch, warner brothers, at&t and blue cross. steve: planned parenthood and the dnc. ainsley: i forgot about that. brian: a lot of people made a lot of news over the last year pointing out how inadequate he has been as a leader of that state and how hypocrisy he has been. everyone else on zoom and of course eating at restaurants. caught him at one. got to think logically probably many more. here s a look at some of the owners that were hoping newsom would find the door. there is a huge grassroots effort. i mean, we were very, you know, under funded compared to newsom s 70 million that he got. i think about 10 million, maybe, was raised across. and it was great to see this revolution of small business owners and dissatisfied parents and just ordinary californians who, you know, put their foot down and said we need change here. this is not a republican recall. this was a bipartisan recall. democrats and republicans alone
this vaccination effort is a grassroots effort too. dr. blackstock, i m wondering are more people getting vaccinated like that man, not only because of seeing you on tv but news of the surge is moving people to get vaccinated. well, we know that in states that have seen an increase most profound up ticks in cases that i have also seen an increase in vaccinations. so i do think that some level, the delta variant is scarier, rather motivating some people to get vaccinated. but i think other people might be unmoved by this. and a lot of the kaiser family foundations, people have a variety of reasons for not being vaccinated. in communities of colors, there is distrust of institutions that have harmed communities. and the conversations i had, with the gentleman who started
strong, are taking a stand against lockdowns and mask mandates for their kids. in a letter to their governor, tony evers, and president biden, nearly 40 groups representing the parents say, quote: simply put, these are not your children. they are ours. and they, too are americans with rights. they are our responsibility and our most beloved. they are not yours. we are strong. we are united. we are in control. we have never and will never co-parent with the government. love that. one of those concerned parent, mother of four, amy richards joins us now. amy, you know, this letter, if our viewers haven t seen it, i hope they will find it online. what s the name can they find this letter? i think they can find it most simply by searching, this is truly a grassroots effort so we don t have one combined spot to go. rachel: okay. well, it s an amazing letter. what s been the reaction from the schools that you are dealing