California Gov. Gavin Newsom on March 19, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, faces a boisterous recall effort from disgruntled citizens. While the effort existed prior to the coronavirus crisis, it picked up steam following outrage over coronavirus, lockdowns, and Newsom s own ill-advised trip to a swanky Napa Valley restaurant while his constituents endured pandemic restrictions.
It s common for California governors to face recall threats, but it s rare for one to actually lose his or her job in a recall election. Only Democrat Gray Davis was ousted, in 2003, and was ultimately replaced by the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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California Governor Newsom ‘Worried’ About Recall Effort
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said he’s concerned about the campaign to oust him from office.
“Am I worried about it? Of course, I’m worried about it,” Newsom, a Democrat in his first term, said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View.”
“The nature of these things, the up or down question, the zero-sum nature of the question is challenging, it’s vexing. And, so, we’re taking it seriously,” he added.
Organizers announced earlier this month that they’d accumulated nearly 2 million signatures ahead of the March 17 deadline. They only need 1.495 million verified signatures to place the recall on a ballot.
The California Patriot Coalition/RecallGavin2020 is the group spearheading the Newsom recall efforts. This campaign is not about political powerbrokers, it is about the people, the people and all of the people of California, said Randy Economy, the spokesman for RecallGavin2020.
Co-proponent of the measure Mike Netter boasted that the movement has built an Army of volunteers who have defied the [odds] and that the group will not rest until Newsom is thrown out of the governor’s mansion in this historic movement.
Newsom s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News request for comment.
News of the recall effort’s milestone comes as another recall effort kicks off in San Francisco.