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California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be retreating on COVID restriction as recall petition signatures surge
American Thinker ^ | 01/25/2021 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 01/25/2021 6:31:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Even in a one-party state like California, stupidity, arrogance, and incompetence can undo the political career of a governor who seemed to have all the ingredients for a run at the White House. Not too long ago, Gavin Newsom was considered as a serious presidential contender in 2024 and beyond for Democrats: movie star handsome, able to tap the largest pool of deep-pocketed Democrat donors, and pals with the Big Tech and Hollywood titans that dominate the nation's flow of information.

But after a series of blunders revealing the aforementioned stupidity, arrogance, and incompetence, Newsom is fighting for his political life in the face of a recall petition that already has garnered 80% of the signatures necessary for a recall election to be conducted by the state. Bradford Betz of Fox News reports:

A recall campaign to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom is nearing its required threshold to qualify for a statewide ballot.

Over the weekend, recall organizers said they have collected 1.2 million of the needed 1.5 million signatures needed by March 17 to qualify for a ballot. (snip)

Rescue California, one of two main groups organizing the campaign, says their goal is to collect 2 million signatures to account for the fact that many of the signatures will inevitably prove invalid.

San Diego's KUSI reported Saturday that California's Secretary of State has confirmed 84% of the signatures collected so far are valid.

The immediate spark of the surge in signatures was the release of photographs of Newsom attending a lavish birthday party at the French Laundry in the Napa Valley, one of the most famous and expensive restaurants in America, with no mask and sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with his pals, including the honoree for the occasion, a lobbyist. This in defiance of the lockdown orders he had imposed

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; covid19; gavinnewsom; recall

1 posted on 01/25/2021 6:31:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Gavin Gruesome in the news again.


2 posted on 01/25/2021 6:33:34 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SeekAndFind

Expose em

Remove em

Don’t replace him with another criminal like him.


3 posted on 01/25/2021 6:40:46 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Rurudyne

Gavin “the Gruesome” who serves “Great Evil”

Great handle for the vermin.


4 posted on 01/25/2021 6:42:07 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: SeekAndFind
San Diego's KUSI reported Saturday that California's Secretary of State has confirmed 84% of the signatures collected so far are valid.

Amazing their accuracy on this, but with ballot verification, chain-of-custody, cleaning voter rolls, etc… they are, surprise, surprise - unable to do much.

5 posted on 01/25/2021 6:44:10 AM PST by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

Mark my words as a longtime soldier behind enemy lines: if this qualifies for the ballot, he’s toast. Our idiot electorate has no personal attachment to him. They’ll take him out just out of frustration, and for the entertainment value.


6 posted on 01/25/2021 6:45:40 AM PST by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: SeekAndFind

“ recall petition signatures surge”

Just wanted to see those words again!


7 posted on 01/25/2021 6:46:07 AM PST by sanjuanbob
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To: SeekAndFind

He doesn’t stand for anything, except himself.


8 posted on 01/25/2021 7:13:08 AM PST by simpson96
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To: SeekAndFind

French Laundry tyrant.


9 posted on 01/25/2021 7:26:41 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

He must have received the memo from aunt Nancy just tell them what they want to hear.


10 posted on 01/25/2021 8:31:21 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: SeekAndFind

He must have just heard about the recall effort gaining steam.


11 posted on 01/25/2021 1:06:41 PM PST by dearolddad
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