63.4% of Californians voted for Covid tyranny to continue (retain Newsom), while Larry Elder was the clear choice to replace Newsom (47.4%; all others had single digit numbers).
In late July, polls suggested that Newsom was vulnerable to the recall. But as Newsom and the Democrats began to spend money, and the media demonized Elder — often in racial terms — Democrats swung behind their party’s state leader.
With recall defeated, Democrats are already discussing ways to shut the door on future recalls, debating ways to reform a process that was established over a century ago in the original “Progressive” era as a last resort to ensure accountability.
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