Gavin Newsom Says Recall Frontrunner Larry Elder Doesn't 'Believe in' Minimum Wage (And what's the bad part?)

Newsweak ^ | 8/7/2021 | Aila Slisclo

[Signalman]

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom is doing his best to make sure voters are aware that Larry Elder, his chief Republican opponent in the recall election, "does not believe in a minimum wage."

During a Friday press briefing in San Bernardino, Newsom slammed Elder, a veteran conservative talk radio host who has been at or near the top of recent polls as a Newsom replacement, for telling The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday that his "ideal" minimum wage would be "zero." Newsom did not name Elder but noted that he had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump's ex-adviser Rudy Giuliani before listing a series of attributes that are unlikely to be popular in heavily-Democratic California.

"Rudy Giuliani [is] supporting a candidate who believes the minimum wage should be zero," Newsom said. "[Elder] believes that women do not have the right to choose and wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade... believes we need more offshore oil drilling and fracking in the state of California... believes in not only Trump, but Trumpism. And thinks that Trump has been unfairly burdened with responsibility for the occurrences on January 6."

[napscoordinator]

I saw the ballot. It’s 28 pages! Instructions and other garbage. They are sending one to every registered voter. Vote in ballots will be the majority used to vote.

[SaraJohnson]

Larry is a libertarian.