But some political strategists believe Republicans do not have the same shot this time around. People hated Gray Davis at the time, mostly because of the energy crisis and the rolling blackouts, San Francisco Democratic consultant Katie Merrill told Vanity Fair. Newsom, despite the pandemic and all the challenges, remains very popular.
A poll released in late March found that 56 percent of Californians said they would not vote to recall the governor.
Merrill suggested the tone in California is completely separate from the Davis recall election. It is a Republican recall now, with national Republican money, a Democratic strategist told Vanity Fair. Another way of reading this is that it’s the deplorables versus the elites, people who have just kind of had enough. I don’t think Newsom is evil; I just think he’s uninterested in the problems of the little people. And the people are revolting, folks.
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Can Gavin Newsom make California Republicans great again?
Republicans believe the recall election lends a platform to make their case both to would-be voters and prospective donors who had written off California as a lost cause.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks at his notes before speaking at a news conference at the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco on April 6. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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OAKLAND Win or lose, California Republicans are hoping a campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom could broaden their path out of the wilderness.
A once-mighty party in the state that produced Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan has struggled for years to reverse a spiral into irrelevancy. Republicans hold no statewide offices, have been relegated to a super-minority in the state Legislature, are consistently outspent by a well-funded California Democratic Party machine and lag registered Democrats by nearly five million voters. They hold just 11 House s
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Sheâs finally having a good day: Butte girl battling lung disease gets wish for new hot tub Sheâs finally having a good day: Butte girl fighting disease gets wish granted
By: John Emeigh
and last updated 2021-03-08 10:47:57-05
BUTTE â Five-year-old Maylee Fitzpatrick of Butte doesnât have many good days, but the day she got her new hot tub was a great day.
âItâs amazing. She needed something hopeful for a long time,â said her mother Kylah Williamson.
The Make-A-Wish group surprised Maylee with a hot tub in her back yard. The child often has to travel for treatment of her interstitial lung disease.