When Gavin Newsom was first elected governor of California in 2018, he captured a greater share of the vote than any other Democrat in state history

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/25/california-governor-recall-gavin-newsom-larry-elder

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hen Gavin Newsom was first elected governor of California in 2018, he captured a greater share of the vote than any other Democrat in state history. And he has remained broadly popular, despite a global pandemic, economic catastrophe, and a scandalously ill-timed visit to the Michelin-starred restaurant the French Laundry.

But with California’s gubernatorial recall election under way, Newsom is fighting for his political life. The Democratic governor of a deep blue state could narrowly lose his seat to a fringe rightwing radio host – in large part due to inertia and apathy among voters.

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However, the danger now is that apathetic Democrats might not vote enough to keep him in office which could become an ongoing nightmare if we "Accidentally" get a Republican governor because there really are no qualified candidates running so you might have Califronia government working like the U.S. did under Trump which would be a mess where you would have a Democratic controlled California Congress but a Republican Governor vetoing and destroying everything in California that he can which could be  something as bad as Governor DeSantis forbidding people to wear masks in Florida which has created a complete death disaster for that state ongoing.