Newsom recall campaign: Republican Cox makes new $1M contribution to gubernatorial bid Newsom recall organizers say they've already passed the 1.5M signatures needed to force election(It just got hotter)

Foxnews ^ | 2-18-2021 | Paul Steinhauser, Morgan Phillips

[Vendome]

One of the two major Republican candidates running in the likely California gubernatorial recall election is investing another $1 million of his own money into his campaign.

Fox News has learned that businessman John Cox on Thursday will make a second personal contribution of $1 million into his campaign. Cox is hoping to succeed embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces a possible recall over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cox, the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nominee in California, formally declared his candidacy earlier this month, going live with a new campaign website and spending seven figures to run a TV commercial statewide. The spot takes aim at Newsom as well as former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, the other major GOP candidate to so far launch a campaign.

"Schools remain closed, seniors have had a difficult time accessing needed vaccines, and now we have reports of Gavin Newsom giving no-bid contracts to big donors. I'm confident that Californians will qualify this recall," Cox emphasized in a statement.

The no-bid contracts comment by Cox refers to a new investigation from Capital Public Radio, which reports that some companies that made big donations to the governor received large no-bid contracts from the state

[Vendome]

Blue Shield of California

• 2018: Contributed $42,000 to Newsom
• July 2019: Contributed $31,000 to Newsom and $69,000 to Newsom’s ballot measure committee
• April 2020: Newsom appointed CEO to co-lead testing task force; 15 of 68 members are from Blue Shield
• November 2020: Contributed $200,000 to Newsom’s ballot measure committee
• February 2021: Awarded no-bid contract up to $15 million to lead state’s vaccine distribution.

UnitedHealth

• 2018: Contributed $58,400 to Newsom
• December 2019: Contributed $31,000 to Newsom
• April 2020: Subsidiary OptumServe received $100 million no-bid contract to expand testing in California; later increased to $177 million
• August-October 2020: Subsidiaries received at least $315 million in contracts, through expedited bidding process, for COVID-19 data tracking and testing
• December 2020: Contributed $31,000 to Newsom and $100,000 to Newsom’s ballot measure committee

Bloom Energy

• September 2018: Contributed $29,200 to Newsom
• December 2019: Contributed $31,000 to Newsom
• March 2020: Received $1 million no-bid contract to refurbish ventilators, later increased to $2 million
• October 2020: Contributed $25,000 to Newsom

BYD

• March 2018: President of manufacturer BYD contributed $20,000 to Newsom
• November 2019: President of BYD contributed $20,000 to Newsom
• April 2020: BYD received $990 million no-bid contract for masks, later extended by $316 million

FivePoint

• October 2018: Contributed $25,000 to Newsom
• April 2020: Newsom appointed FivePoint CEO Emile Haddad to the state’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery.
• December 2020: Contributed $31,000 to Newsom

Pacific6

• October 2020: Pacific6 executives contributed $34,000 to Newsom
• November 2020: Company contributed $10,000 to Newsom
• Jan 2021: Hospital operated by Pacific6 reopens, after final state inspection

https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2021-02-16/big-newsom-donors-received-no-bid-contracts-during-covid-19-response

 

 

[dangus]

Why spend another $1M to collect signatures? Because about 2/3 of signatures often end up rejected as fake. Let that sink in when you think of the fact that HR 1 will presume every mail-in vote is legitimate.

[Karliner]

Is it true they now want/demand an ID per signature? Rumor? Fake?

[upnspace]

Cox is a loser. Last time he ran against Newsom he made a big splash when he entered the race then immediately disappeared from the race.

[CedarDave]

Cox is a loser. Last time he ran against Newsom he made a big splash when he entered the race then immediately disappeared from the race.

From the article:

The spot takes aim at Newsom as well as former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, the other major GOP candidate to so far launch a campaign.

I saw an interview with Cox on Fox this morning. While not directly naming Faulconer, he said his main Pub opponent was corrupt. Sounds like the Pubs are going to do what they do best: Shoot each other in the foot if they get a chance to run in the jungle governor's race if Newsom is recalled.

[dangus]

MY point wasn’t about Cox, though.

[spacejunkie2001]

is there anyone good that’s poised to jump in on the conservative side?

[Digger]

I don’t know anymore the political structure in SD but after they went after Roger Hedgecock from then on they became as corrupt as LA or Sacramento. I’m sure if he got elected to a spot there I assume he is no good.

[Persevero]

As a signature collector I don’t ask for ID. I’m not sure that would be appropriate.

Once the petitions go to the Secretary of State he checks that they are valid registered voters.

[Hootowl99]

What information is required on the petition signing sheet?

Thanks...

[FormerFRLurker]

Thanks for the info on Newsom’s corporate minions.

[broken_clock]

I don’t know anymore the political structure in SD but after they went after Roger Hedgecock from then on they became as corrupt as LA or Sacramento.

In the early 90’s I used to listen to Roger Hedgecock on KOGO. Good guy.

[Robert DeLong]

It is not for the recall effort:

Fox News has learned that businessman John Cox on Thursday will make a second personal contribution of $1 million into his campaign. Cox is hoping to succeed embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces a possible recall over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

[shanover]

Good luck Cali. I think there is no shot but have fun.

[Persevero]

Print name as registered, sign name as registered, address as registered.

So the SOS can check that signatures are valid.

[Karliner]

Okay thank you. I signed in person in my little town. Newsom is a real brutal little brylcreem tyrant.

[mewzilla]

Update...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Ordering All 2021 Elections by Mail – Including Recall SB 29 covering all elections in 2021, was voted along party lines