Gavin Newsom Recall Chances Rise as 1.5 Million Petition Signatures Reached Bookmakers
On 2/15/21 at 11:40 AM EST
California s Governor Gavin Newsom s chance of getting recalled has risen since the campaign to recall him reached the 1.5 million signature threshold on Friday, bookmakers have said.
On February 12, organizers for Recall Gavin 2020 said they have surpassed the 1.5 million signatures required to place the proposal on this year s ballot. Once the signatures are verified and approved, the recall election would happen sometime over the summer.
Betfair has said the chances of Newsom being recalled stand at 2-1. A week ago, before the campaign hit its target, the odds were at 5-1.
Chamath Palihapitiya Favorite Over Gavin Newsom to Win 2022 California Election Bookmakers
On 2/5/21 at 11:49 AM EST
Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is still the bookmakers favorite to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor, despite appearing to rule out an imminent foray into politics.
The CEO of Social Capital has been tipped as a potential candidate in the state s gubernatorial election scheduled for 2022 with the possibility a vote could be held even sooner if a recall effort by Newsom s opponents proves successful.
British betting site Betfair priced the former Facebook executive at 5-4 (an implied chance of 44 percent, according to the bookmaker).
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The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is inching closer to meeting the required number of signatures needed to qualify for a statewide ballot.
Organizers said over the weekend they’ve gathered 1.2 million of the 1.5 million signatures needed by March 17.
Rescue CA has a goal of getting in enough signatures to help the effort get to 2 million signatures. 1.5 million validated signatures are required to qualify a recall for a special election, according to Anne Dunsmore, Campaign manager and finance director, Rescue California. Currently the Secretary of State has confirmed that the signatures have been 84% valid.
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Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang published an alarming tweet on Friday calling for Americans to show barcodes in order to prove they ve been vaccinated for the Wuhan coronavirus.
Is there a way for someone to easily show that they have been vaccinated - like a bar code they can download to their phone? There ought to be. Andrew Yang?????? (@AndrewYang) December 18, 2020
It turns out Yang is a complete totalitarian. No wonder Silicon Valley loves the guy. Others, on the other hand, aren t so thrilled.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your thought(less) question! Maybe there IS a way to show it! Would a tattoo on your forehead work for you?! How about a number on your forearm or a Yellow star for dissenters?!