Posted on 02/01/2021 7:12:40 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Frustration and anger are building in California as Governor Gavin Newsom’s problems proliferate and the recall effort nears its goal of 1.5 million signatures. Newsom — already unpopular in many rural areas — has seen his approval numbers tanking as the coronavirus pandemic rages statewide.
Even liberals are ganging up on Newsom and criticizing his response to the virus. But it’s not just the pandemic that people are mad about. Incarcerated criminals, and Russian, Chinese, and Nigerian scam artists sole up to an estimated $31 billion from taxpayers by bilking the state’s unemployment office, filing fraudulent claims. The size and scope of that scandal have enraged Californians of all political persuasions, leaving Newsom extremely vulnerable to the recall effort.
Democrats in the state have rushed to Newsom’s defense with the usual charges that the recall effort is being led by racists, white nationalists, and anti-vaxxers.
The Palm Springs Desert Sun:
“This recall effort, which really ought to be called a California coup, is being led by right-wing conspiracy theorists, white nationalist anti-vaxxers, and groups who encourage violence on our democratic institutions,” California Democratic Party Chairman Rusty Hicks said in January. While the party quickly walked back that statement — recalls are allowed under the state Constitution — Republicans latched onto it in calling for Newsom’s removal.
Every sign of opposition to Democrats from now on will bring a Democratic response evoking memories of January 6. In this case, it’s just a standard smear, referring to a constitutional mechanism as a “coup.”
And since most anti-vaxxers are left-wing loonies, I don’t quite get the connection to white nationalists.
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Please pray for California and for competent leaders to emerge to front the conservative Trump supporters here. Ideally of Hispanic or some other descent.
Anti-vaxxers unfortunately exist on both the left and the right. All it takes is a lack of knowledge and understanding about biology and human physiology and a dogmatic belief that the body's immune system is perfect (despite millennia of evidence to the contrary). Mix in some belief in conspiracy theories to really add some fire to the mix and BOOM, you've got yourself an anti-vaxxer.
Thankfully, they're an extremely small (yet exceedingly vocal) minority.
I was very happy to return hope after a week and see in my piled-up mail a “recall Gavin Newsom” letter with a petition form inside.
Will fill it out - my son and neighbor said they were turning theirs in today as well.
It worked once (against Governor “Gumby”) and may well work again against this loser with presidential aspirations.
The left is going to have to find a new bogeyman soon. The white supremacist, right wing extremist, white nationalist, Trump supporter thingy is getting kind of stale.
What a waste of time and effort.
If Newsom is booted, his replacement will be another marxist leftist.
Remember, in California, only democrats appear on the ballot in general elections. The choice is between two socialists who hate America.
And don’t get too smug. The California model is taking over the rest of the country. It has already taken Virginia, and is now taking over Georgia, and other states will quickly follow.
31 billion lost to fraud...
that it outrageous for me to call the governors office today to raise hell....
Yeah, actually, this the OP has this backwards...way more on the right are against vaccines...the left championed the vaccination efforts for school kids in CA.
You do get the super crunchy granola hippy types on the left that are also anti-anything-that-didn’t-grow-on-a-plant. Same chuckleheads who will tell you all about how terrible bread and meat are for you in between puffs on a giant bong.
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