Politico reported Monday that California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom could face another recall election in November if his effort to remove him from office gathers enough signatures to pass the bill.
Rescue California, the group leading the recall effort over the state's budget deficit and the governor's national political ambitions, plans to submit papers to Newsom on Monday morning. according to To Politico. Some of the same conservative activists organized a similar recall effort in 2021, when Newsom defeated former presidential candidate and radio host Larry Elder by a narrow margin. 30 points.
“Gavin Newsom abandoned the state to further his presidential ambitions, leaving us with a $73 billion budget deficit and crises in public safety, immigration and education,” said the Orange County fundraiser and Rescue California campaigner. director Anne Dunsmore told Politico. (Related article: Newsom avoids Republican recall and remains California governor)
Newsom has long been the subject of speculation about President Joe Biden's presidential ambitions, amid growing concerns about his age and electability. The governor participated in a debate with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in late November when he was a presidential candidate.
“California needs a full-time governor who is fully committed to the serious issues facing our state and our people,” Dunsmore continued. “This may be our state’s last chance to rescue and heal while highlighting the destruction Newsom left in his wake for the entire country.”
COSTA MESA, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: Governor recall candidate Larry Elder (left) addresses supporters at an election night event. Californians headed to the polls today to cast their votes in Governor Gavin Newsom's California recall election. (Tama Mario/Getty Images)
The recall organizers, Dunsmore told Politico, are primarily made up of more than 400 Californians from across the political spectrum, and will need to: collect The petition gathered signatures equivalent to 12% of the turnout in the previous gubernatorial election.
The effort has a deadline of May to amass around 1.6 million signatures to get the initiative on the November ballot, the paper said. Even if you can't complete it in time, you can continue collecting signatures for an election at a later date.
“We are taking this matter seriously,” Newsom spokesman Nathan Click told Politico. “Trump Republicans are targeting Governor Newsom because he is defending democracy and fighting for the re-election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. He is a distraction from that fight. No. Democracy is on the ballot and he will continue to fight.”
The governor currently has a 46% approval rating among Californians. according to According to a Berkeley Institute of Government poll conducted in early January.
Mr. Newsom's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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