Poll: Newsom job approval plummeting as support grows for recall
Nearly a year into the pandemic, more California Democrats are beginning to criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom as the governor struggles to respond to the crisis. Less than half of California voters — 46% — approved of Newsom’s job performance, a dramatic slide for a governor who was elected with a historic margin of victory in 2018 over Republican challenger John Cox and defeated a slate of Democratic challengers in that year’s primary. Advertisement Just four months ago, Newsom had a 64% approval rating — among the highest of any California governor in the last 50 years at the same ...