recall election Archives

Commentary: Non-Existent Coverage of Issues Aided and Abetted Governor’s Recall Campaign Strategy

September 16, 2021 4:12 pmSeptember 17, 2021 4:33 pm

And the beat goes on. With Governor Gavin Newsom handily turning back the recall challenge Tuesday a bit of a post-mortem of the effort seems in order. First, as to the media response (see yesterday’s item), it was eerily as...

Recall Digital Spending Report Shows Democrats Spent $3.5M on Google Ads in 3 Months

September 16, 2021 3:29 pmSeptember 16, 2021 4:05 pm

A new report from Majority Strategies breaking down digital online advertising spending in the California Recall Election by the two political parties, various “advertisers” supporting candidates, and individual candidates, shows a great divide. Most evident of this divide was online...

California Democrats Call For Recall ‘Reform’ Process

September 15, 2021 8:06 amSeptember 15, 2021 8:18 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated the recall effort and will remain in office in what some in the media are calling a landslide, after calling the race within the first hour after polls closed at 8:00pm Tuesday evening. By 8:55pm,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Defeats Recall

September 15, 2021 2:09 amSeptember 15, 2021 2:14 am

The amazing 2021 Recall Election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom is over and Newsom survived the recall attempt. California media called the recall election minutes after polls closed at 8:00pm Tuesday evening announcing that Gov. Gavin Newsom had defeated the...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

Live Updates: The 2021 California Recall Election

September 14, 2021 8:07 pmSeptember 15, 2021 3:38 am

Results for the 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election will be coming in over the next few hours, days and perhaps even weeks. As the voting results start coming in after voting closes at 8 PM on the West Coast, California...

Recall Candidates Give Final Election Events, Speeches On Election Day

September 14, 2021 3:25 pmSeptember 14, 2021 3:27 pm

Following a whirlwind of rally and speech stops for recall candidates on Monday, as well as Gavin Newsom giving a final rally against the recall alongside President Joe Biden in Long Beach, several candidates were out and about on Tuesday...

What the Media Will Be Saying Wednesday, Whichever Way the Recall Vote Goes

September 14, 2021 1:34 pmSeptember 14, 2021 2:01 pm

Breath is baited, hooks are tentered, the ketchup bottle has just been turned upside down, ex-smokers are looking longingly at the emergency cigarette they have, Carly Simon can be heard singing in the background, frissons are, one assumes, frissoning, and...