Shock poll: Newsom might lose the recall
after all
Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/27/2021 5:39:12 PM
I want to believe. The Los Angeles Times and a new poll from UC Berkeley (!) have me questioning my skepticism over the potential for success in November’s recall of Gavin Newsom. In a reversal of Newsom’s previous momentum, California voters split into a virtual tie on jettisoning their governor (via Twitchy): Californians who say they expect to vote in the September recall election are almost evenly divided over whether to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, evidence of how pivotal voter turnout will be in deciding the governor’s political fate, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.
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'Racism, even in geography, cannot be
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places, mountains, rivers 33 replies
tolerated': Dems crusade to rename
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