campaign stop. >> what we're seeing here is a power grab, to circumvent the will of the people. >> in a state where covid, wildfires, homelessness and crime are in the headlines, process itself is what newsom wants on the ballot. >> do you really think that this is about a republican recall and only that, that there aren't unhappy people in california, unhappy with governor gavin newsom? >> everybody is upset with everybody in the last 18 months, it's been a terrible 18 months for everybody across the spectrum. let's talk about who is behind this. it is a republican recall, it's backed by the rnc, backed by gingrich and huckabee and noon yez. fundamentally, yes, this is a republican recall. >> the ability for californians to recall the governor is one shared by voters in only 19 states, republican opponents of the governor successfully collected 1,719,900 signatures after a judge extended the deadline during covid. every voter in california will