I'm extremely upset that they now have enough signatures to recall Gov. Newsom

[PlanetBev]

I can’t believe we’re going to be put through this shit again. The Right will stop at nothing to usurp the voters and seize this state.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Based on the last one ... I'd advising looking to Texas to see who's actually behind this ... nt

[Hugin]

19. That and Issa is back on the scene again.

Main dude from round one.

[jimfields33]

22. I also think they should need a higher signature threshold

Less then 2 million in a state with 40 million. The legislators can easily change the law. I think it’s a super majority too. Maybe do a percentage like 15 percent of the state population at least.

[intrepidity]

2. Crap nt

[Thekaspervote]

3. Well that's crappy...I don't live there or have family there, but isn't he really well liked?

Can’t imagine they will be successful

[JI7]

6. No, he isn't loved but it is a very democratic state so just based on that

it may fail.

The reason it worked with Gray Davis was becsuse many people including a lot of Democrats thought it would be cool to have the terminator for governor.

[stopbush]

16. Yep. I know a guy who voted for Ah-nold for the sole reason

that he thought it would be cool to have Ah-nold’s signature on his driver’s license.

Only the governor’s signature doesn’t appear on CA driver licenses. 🤯

[PlanetBev]

7. I can only hope that we've learned our lesson from the 2003 fiasco

It’s so hard to believe that this is upon us again.

[RandySF]

4. It's a well funded, well organized effort.

We better not sleep on this.

[uponit7771]

5. They have to stop newsome otherwise p he can redistrict some kGOP out of congress

[BigmanPigman]

8. The GQP can waste their $$$,

CA is true blue.

[IcyPeas]

9. Q-anon and anti-vaxxers and virus skeptics are all in on this recall

https://ktla.com/news/california/recall-newsom-effort-has-ties-to-far-right-movements-including-qanon-and-virus-skeptics/

...But a Times investigation found that recall campaign leaders, seeking to capitalize on the darkening public mood, allied with radical and extreme elements early on to help collect signatures. Those included groups promoting distrust of government, science and medicine; peddlers of QAnon doomsday conspiracies; “patriots” readying for battle and one organization allied with the far-right extremist group, the Proud Boys.

The recall gave those fringe factions a higher profile and a shared villain.

[CountAllVotes]

11. An acquaintance in the Bay Area signed the thing

She an Independent these days.

She and her puke husband have both been fully vaccinated as well.

She is 70 and he is 63.

Money talks and B.S. walks.

They are moving as they are distressed abt. the homeless problem and how it is affecting their million $ home. They don't like looking at the bodies on their way to the store.

These are the people doing this.

We will fight them to the bitter end however!

[patricia92243]

10. Did that in California, then installed Arnold S. That worked out real good :(

[NBachers]

12. Darrell Issa thought he'd be the one to replace Davis, 'till Arnold muscled him out of the way.

There's a video of Issa crying over it in public.

Like many repuke in-humanoids, Issa keeps reanimating and going forth to create more problems and cause more trouble.

[DSandra]

13. We went through this in 2003, and we got a worse governor

These flaming head Republicans just want to fight. F*** them.

[Hekate]

14. Not sure what you all are talking about. First, gather sufficient signatures on petitions...

...to indicate voter interest. Then, schedule a special election. Then, have a political campaign prior to the election. Yes, all this costs money. Yes, the GOP is throwing money at it.

Only after all that do we get to fill in our ballots and send them in.

It is an election, not some mystic ooga-booga thing with a predetermined outcome.

Yes, it is a pain in the ass. No, we don’t know how it will turn out. For one thing, I have not seen one single political ad yet. Not in the newspaper, not on tv.

An entire thread of agonized assumptions — and why?

[stopbush]

15. Wrong. They have enough signatures to put a recall on the ballot

where it will fail.

No one is getting recalled.

[Hekate]

17. Suggest you read the article at this link...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215103110

Grennell, the guy who wants to unseat Newsom, is a “fierce” Trumpista, in a state that rejected Trump by 30 points in November.

[SmartVoter22]

18. Sue the results in every county in Calif.

Pull a Trump and sue and sue and sue.

[Hugin]

20. Their Russian handlers have realized they can never have a lasting coup...

without CA.

[hlthe2b]

21. Homophobic R's in CO tried almost immediately after Gov. Polis was elected. It's the new RW

thing. They didn't get enough signatures to put it on the ballot. Still, look what they are doing to Democratic Governors in Wi and MI. The RW will stop at nothing.

[JanMichael]

23. I doubt it would have had traction without his French Laundry fuck up.

Mind bogglingly stupid in the age of smart phones and the internet. Covid restrictions be damned I want me some waigu, foie gras, and truffles with persimmons...it's ok it was for a birthday celebration....

https://sf.eater.com/2020/9/3/21421335/french-laundry-yountville-thomas-keller-indoor-dining-rich-people

I hope it was worth it.

Hopefully Lou Ferrigno doesn't run. Oh great he lives in NY.