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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...

Pondering Some Changes to California’s Recall Process

September 16, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:54 pm

California has all three forms of direct democracy embodied in its state Constitution in Article II. The initiative, referendum and recall were adopted by the voters 110 years ago in 1911. Section 13 of Article II defines the recall 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...

The GOP and the 2021 Recall: A Loss, But Still in a Good Position for 2022

September 16, 2021 2:25 amSeptember 15, 2021 9:26 pm

Following the defeat of the Recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, both Republicans and Democrats are now looking ahead to 2022. For Democrats, they are using the victory to help show continued support for Newsom and his policies...

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...

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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...