Written by Brett Wilkins<\/p>\n
On Thursday, July 27th, the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) released <\/span>a poll<\/span><\/a> that found 47% of California voters support the Recall effort while 50% oppose the Recall, leaving the poll within the margin of error.\u00a0 These numbers come less than three weeks before the Recall election begins, as mail-in ballots will be sent to every voter in the state beginning August 16th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Recall Election process as explained by the LA Times will go like this: \u201cCalifornians voting in the Sept. 14 election will receive a ballot with two questions: Should Newsom be recalled from office and, if he is ousted, which replacement candidate should take his place. If Newsom is recalled, the candidate on the ballot who receives the most votes wins \u2014 no matter how many votes he or she receives.<\/span><\/p>\n The same poll released by IGS puts conservative news host Larry Elder in first place with 18% of the vote, followed by John Cox and Kevin Faulconer receiving 10% of the vote, respectively.\u00a0 Caitlyn Jenner, by far the most well-known candidate, has only received 3% of the electoral support.\u00a0 While Larry Elder leads the pack of decided voters, 40% of the California electorate is still undecided, leaving a lot of wiggle room for other candidates to garner support.\u00a0 If elected, Elder would be California\u2019s first black governor.<\/span><\/p>\n As gubernatorial hopefuls seek to gain more votes, they won\u2019t have a chance at the governor\u2019s mansion unless 51% of voters decide to vote YES on the Recall.\u00a0 Carl DeMaio, chair of <\/span>Reform California<\/span><\/a>, has been working tirelessly with volunteers state-wide in order to make sure that the recall effort is successful.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBeing in a dead heat in both of these polls is huge for us\u2026 Both polls reflect a huge shift against Newsom\u2019s positions from just two months ago – and comes after his statewide tour giving away bribes and free stuff to voters,\u201d stated DeMaio.\u00a0 The bribes referred to by DeMaio include $15 million in cash prizes and six dream vacations in exchange for vaccinations, as reported by the <\/span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 36% of the Golden State\u2019s <\/span>population<\/span><\/a> still has not received a single dose of the vaccine; with Hispanic, Black, and Native American populations being the most hesitant to receive the shot.<\/span><\/p>\n Besides his recent vaccine tour, the governor has raised over $32.5 million compared to pro-recall groups, which have only gathered $16.8 million in funding.\u00a0 In mid-July, Vice President Kamala Harris, former Senator for California, announced that she would be helping the Newsom administration in fighting the recall effort.\u00a0 Prominent Democrats, such as failed presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, have been fighting hard against the recall. But their efforts have been unsuccessful as they failed to stop the recall from going through in the first place.\u00a0 In response to the recent polls, Carl DeMaio stated, \u201cNewsom may have a ton of special interest money to spend on misleading ads, but we have a growing and diverse movement of grassroots activists working hard to win a majority for YES on Recall.\u201d\u00a0 Voter grievances include the high cost of living, skyrocketing crime rates, failing schools, ever-increasing homelessness, and special privileges for politicians.<\/span><\/p>\n A study by <\/span>RamseySolutions<\/span><\/a>, a group focused on helping to connect people in need with opportunities, found that the average cost of living in a California city is 38% higher than the cost of living in an average American city.\u00a0 <\/span>The Public Policy Institute of California<\/span><\/a> highlights \u201c<\/span>a troubling increase of about 30% in homicides.\u201d As well as a 20% increase among \u201cboth motor vehicle theft and commercial burglaries increased markedly.\u201d\u00a0 The statistics are compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. According to a study conducted by <\/span>WalletHub<\/span><\/a>, California is rated 41st out of the 50 states when statistics such as quality and safety are compared. According to <\/span>the Guardian<\/span><\/a>, California schools fall 38% short of California\u2019s own funding standards. California is home to the country’s <\/span>third-highest homelessness rate<\/span><\/a>, following New York and Hawaii, with 38.8 homeless people for every 10,000 residents.\u00a0 Newsom did not gain any favor with voters after being caught on camera, maskless, and in close proximity with others while dining out with lobbyists in November at the French Laundry following his own statewide lockdown.\u00a0 Kevin Kiley, Representative of California\u2019s 6th Assembly district and gubernatorial hopeful, mentioned ending handouts and special privileges politicians receive at a recent rally while mentioning in particular ending the private DMV set aside for state officials that are paid for by state taxpayers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the new polls break headlines, grassroots organizations and organizers such as Carl DeMaio\u2019s Reform California, and other supporters of the Gavin Newsom recall have a fighting chance to take the Governor\u2019s mansion, which has not been in Republican control since Arnold Schwarzenegger won re-election in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by Brett Wilkins On Thursday, July 27th, the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) released a poll that found 47% of California voters support the Recall effort while 50% oppose the Recall, leaving the poll within the margin of error.\u00a0 These numbers come less than three weeks before the Recall election begins, as mail-in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n