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This week’s R&D covers Tuesday’s California recall election. Governor Gavin Newsom survived the recall effort, with 64% of voters (as of the time of this writing) voting “No” to his ouster. Republican Larry Elder won the most votes on the second ballot question of who would replace Newsom if the recall was successful. Some analysts argue that the results bode well for a Democratic midterm strategy of connecting Republican candidates to former President Donald Trump.
California voters and Newsom’s political allies stepped up to defend the governor from the GOP-led recall, delivering a win that paves the way to his reelection next year. https://t.co/t89v3KmncB
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 16, 2021
Now that the dust has settled and (most of) the ballots counted, here are a few thoughts (from Hoover fellow @billwhalenCA) on what transpired in California earlier this week and a recall election that failed to oust Governor Gavin Newsom from office: https://t.co/6KzEnGaGym
— Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) September 16, 2021
How much did the 2021 recall election cost?
California lawmakers agreed to spend at least $276 million in the most recent state budget to cover the costs, but some elections officials have estimated the final tab will be closer to $300 million.https://t.co/tj4Ha2ltAE
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 16, 2021
Four takeaways after California governor handily defeats recall https://t.co/zFtZFWMDoM
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 16, 2021
California Democrats vow to change ‘weaponized’ recall system https://t.co/Pl0jPU6dP8
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) September 16, 2021
Though he didn’t win California’s recall election, Larry Elder, a conservative radio host, turned himself into a bona fide Trump-era political celebrity. Here’s what could be next. https://t.co/CJIHLSjQAB
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) September 16, 2021
‘Study Newsom’s playbook’: what Democrats – and Republicans – can learn from California’s recall https://t.co/8zedkwt8ak
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 16, 2021
Democrats suggested that high turnout in California’s recall election meant that Gov. Gavin Newsom had hit on a successful formula that could help other candidates in the 2022 midterms. https://t.co/fCihaM8BPK
— Roll Call (@rollcall) September 16, 2021
Only 4 governors in U.S. history have ever faced a recall election — including California’s Gavin Newsom this week. But the fact that most of those efforts fail isn’t for lack of trying.
In California alone, there have been 55 attempts since 1913.https://t.co/uV5eEP192I
— NPR (@NPR) September 16, 2021
Editorial: California’s rejection of the recall validated Newsom and his pandemic protections (via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/oo9Qif6VN1
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 16, 2021
News Analysis: Having survived a recall, Gov. Gavin Newsom is turning back to the crises facing California, like housing. The question is what, if anything, the governor can do about it — and the answer is different than when he took office in 2019. https://t.co/JiZxrPjgXs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 16, 2021