Newsom blasts recall effort, state Democrats contribute $250,000 in his support KTVU's Emma Goss reports. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the recall effort to unseat him, and began a campaign in his defense, supported by the California Democratic Party and top Senate Democrats. Newsom's team sent emails to his supporters, phone banking volunteers proliferated text messages, and the California Democratic Party funded an online ad that debuted Monday in the first aggressive response to the recall effort against the governor. The California Democratic Party also showed support for Newsom with $250,000 contributed to keeping him in office. In the Senate, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Bernie Sanders urged Californians to "stop the recall" via their Twitter accounts.