Will Newsom recall signers change their minds? This ally is working on it FacebookTwitterEmail Ex-state Senate leader Don Perata, an East Bay Democrat, hopes to persuade signers to withdraw their names from Newsom recall petitions.Ali Thanawalla / The Chronicle 2010 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s supporters have one last weapon to try to derail a recall before the secretary of state certifies it for the ballot and a half dozen Kardashians announce their campaigns: They can ask people who signed the recall petitions to remove their names. It is legal. But it comes with serious challenges for Newsom ba...