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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to the media after visiting Dodger Stadium, Oct. 30, 2020. (Carolyn Cole/ Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Split emerging among California Democrats over most effective argument against Newsom recall
For months, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic establishment have painted the effort to recall the governor as a Republican power grab fueled by supporters of former President Donald Trump and hard-right activists.
But a divide is emerging among Democrats over whether this attack is the smartest approach now that the measure has garnered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
Some party leaders are arguing that a wiser tactic is to recognize that some Democratic and independent voters signed recall petitions because they were frustrated by the hardships caused by the economic and school closures during the pandemic.
NEWSOM’s non-engagement strategy COX bears down SF, LA to YELLOW tiers GARCETTI to INDIA? MCCARTHY distances from CHENEY
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On the day two Republican rivals unveiled flashy new campaigns and the media magnet of a real, live bear Gov.
Gavin Newsom demonstrated again that his main strategy is to ignore them.
Newsom joined firefighter allies for his first official anti-recall event, but he wasn’t interested in talking about his opponents. Reporters asked Newsom about John Cox branding him an empty-suit “pretty boy,” or about
Caitlyn Jenner’s launch video ahead of her media debut on “Hannity“ tonight. Newsom said he hadn’t seen Jenner’s video and would rather spend the three minutes elsewhere. Asked about his flurry of fundraising emails hitting Jenner, Newsom pivoted to vaccines.