newsom should be recalled, removed as governor of california. if no wins that, then newsom remains in office and will hold on the seat for democrats and dodge a huge defeat in deep blue california. if yes wins, then newsom is gone. he s removed from office delivering a major victory to republicans behind the recall drive, and the second question on the ballot asks who should replace newsom if recalled. a whopping 46 candidates are on that ballot, including republicans. larry elder emerged as the top. the first-time candidate supported former president trump and is borrowing from his playbook. for instance, making baseless claims of election fraud before one vote has been counted. other prominent republican candidates including former olympian and reality tv star caitlyn jenner and former nominee john cox and san diego mayor kevin faulkner and kevin
ignore half the ballot. don t even consider the second question. tell me what this is. but there are two question one is quite simple. you want to keep the governor in office or kick him out. reporter: more than 50% of voters need to decide for him to survive. here is a potential concern for democrats, whether you vote yes or no. question two, if you choose to answer it, has 46 names, front and back, and you get to pick one. reporter: among the more than 40 colorful challengers on question two, there is a millionaire running ads featuring a bear, a youtube star running by a democrat but not backed by his party. and reality tv star caitlyn jenner. ignore them all.
as governor or replace him with one of 46 challenges. if the majority selects yes, the opponent with the most votes would become governor. the key for the newsom campaign is turnout. reporter: the list of contenders ranging from the former mayor of san diego to real tv star caitlyn jenner. but the front-runner, conservative radio talk show host larry elder. joining in support for newsom are heavyweights former president barack obama, vice president kamala harris, and president joe biden. should they come out strong with a message ow honor covid
and with him the democrats. then the next question becomes, who should replace him? now, there are 46 candidates running. this isn t rank choice. it s first pass the post. after the recall vote on september 14th, residents of america s largest state could wake up with a new governor who only got the votes of a tiny percentage of the electorate. now, a leading republican candidate is right wing radio host larry elder. a trump backer who helps him stand out from the crowd. front runner stand out is scrutiny. he waved a gun at an ex-fiancee he denies. the campaign calls a simple mistake. there are the shock jock lines th that have come back to haunt him like this ad. what glass ceiling? women exaggerate the problem of sexism. other candidates considered top tier including reality star
caitlyn jenner, former mayor of san diego kevin faulkner. he was thrashed by 3 million votes. this sound kooky. even by california standards, you re not wrong. this isn t constitutional at all if it leads to a new republican governor receiving fewer votes than the democrat. with the u.s. senate divided 50/50, if something should happen to the oldest member of the senate, 88-year-old dianne feinstein, the new governor of california would choose the replacement, flipping control of the senate. this could give democrats power to block the replacement of steven breyer if he chooses to retire. despite having won the popular vote only once since 1988. so, yes, california recall on september 14th matters a lot. not just in the golden state, but nationwide. and that s your reality check. it sure does matter. and i m with you on the kooky