Posted on 08/16/2021 7:17:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Orange County Register , a major newspaper in Southern California, has endorsed conservative talk radio host Larry Elder in the Sep. 14 recall against Gov. Gavin Newsom.
In an editorial Sunday, the Register said : As one of the state’s few right-of-center editorial pages, readers — and the state’s political leaders — no doubt expected us to come to our conclusion that voters should recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. Perhaps that explains why Newsom, whose policies we’ve often criticized, would not meet with our editorial board, despite our numerous attempts to arrange a meeting. … Pick an issue and the state’s failures are obvious. As the governor focuses on progressive visions, the state struggles with uncontrolled wildfires, water rationing, a homelessness crisis, a spike in homicides, housing unaffordability, nationally high poverty rates and failing schools. Unlike his predecessor, Newsom has reacted like a deer in the headlights in the face of these challenges. … Choosing a replacement is a tougher decision.
Unlike in the 2003 recall of Gov. Gray Davis, this year’s recall doesn’t have an Arnold Schwarzenegger on the ballot — someone with celebrity status and a wide nonpartisan appeal.
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Spokeshaves all in with Elder.
Where is the data showing the ethnic-demographic breakdown of the Orange county, 45th district vote?
It seems to me Orange County GOPs problem is the “independents”, which are now about 35% of the registered population, and the GOP must win over those voters to makeup for their current registration deficit with Dims.
Being “independent” they are most likely more Libertarian than social Conservatives, if they are Conservative. Maybe the problem is GOP candidates that can appeal to the independents do not appeal to enough in the GOP, so such a GOP person does not get the most GOP votes in the primary. Then in the general election the remaining lead GOP candidate is not helped “over the top” with independents in Orange county.
Was Katie Porter’s GOP opponent a Trump or Rand Paul type on the policy issues they emphasized in the campaign?
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