Gavin Newsom Launches Effort To Fight Recall With “StopTheRepublicanRecall.com”

Apparently realizing that the recall effort against him will indeed prompt a vote, California Governor Gavin Newsom and his political allies have launched their own counter campaign.

The effort, dubbed Stop The Republican Recall, debuted with a ponderously named web site — StopTheRepublicanrecall.com — and statements of support from national-level Democratic stars such as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Stacey Abrams, Cory Booker and Katie Porter. Notably missing are the sitting Democratic president, Joe Biden, and the woman Newsom has repeatedly called a longtime friend, VP Kamala Harris. But those endorsements could be part of a broader rollout plan.

In recent weeks, it’s been clear that, as the recall seemed more and more real, Newsom has redoubled efforts to reopen the state. The closures and what many see as the governor’s politically-motivated decisions are often cited by recall supporters as motivating factors.

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Newsom Recall Effort Organizers Announce Over 2 Million Signatures Collected, Reaching Goal

And last week, the group organizing the recall announced it had collected over 2 million signatures, which was it original goal. About 1,500,000 signatures are needed to trigger a recall election under state law. From the start, organizers set out to collect 2 million signatures in order to assure they had enough verifiable submissions. The total number collected as of Thursday is 2,060,000, according to the campaign’s senior advisor Randy Economy.

Organizers have until March 17 to gather signatures.Election officials have until April 29 to verify them. If more than 1,497,000 are valid,

Earlier media reports pegged validations by local officials running above 80%, supposedly a high number which, if it continues, would mean the effort will more than qualify. If there is a recall election, it will most likely be in November and feature just two questions on the ballot: “Should Gavin Newsom be recalled?” and another asking voters to choose a replacement.

When asked about the recall, Newsom has repeatedly demurred, saying he was focusing on the work before him as governor. But in his State of the State speech Tuesday night, he seemed to speak directly to the recall effort: “So to the California critics, who are promoting partisan power grabs and outdated prejudices and rejecting everything that makes California great, we say this: We will not be distracted from getting shots in arms and our economy booming again.”

On Monday, as the web site launched, Newsom tweeted a link to it adding to his previous stance with the assurance that he will fight.

“I won’t be distracted by this partisan, Republican recall — but I will fight it,” he wrote.

“There is too much at stake.”

“Getting Californians vaccinated, our economy safely reopened, and our kids back in school are simply too important to risk.”

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