- Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain in office after a majority of voters voted "no" in Tuesday’s recall election, CNN projects.
- The effort to oust Newsom, who was elected in 2018, was launched last year by conservative Californians critical of the governor's record on multiple issues. The effort gained steam after criticism of Newsom’s handling of the pandemic.
- National Democrats had been closely watching this race as a test of the party's messaging ahead of the 2022 midterms.
30 min ago Newsom will have $24 million in the bank for his re-election bid
From CNN's Maeve Reston
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall attempt that aimed to remove him from office at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, on Tuesday. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) Republicans had hoped for a resurgence in California through the recall, but it now looks like they have strengthened Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hand for 2022 – and possibly even given him a better launching pad for his potential White House ambitions.
Newsom’s "stop the recall" campaign raised more than $71 million, a stunning figure that completely overwhelmed all of his GOP rivals. A Newsom campaign source says the Democratic governor will wake up Wednesday morning with $24 million of cash on hand for his re-election and an “online army” of volunteers that he can reconnect with as his future unfolds.
The campaign says they received over 600,000 small dollar donations – which they define as less than $100 – and that 90% of those were from California. All donors that he can re-activate as he heads into his re-election campaign.
His critics point out, however, that if Newsom does run for President, we’ll still be talking about his visit to The French Laundry for many years to come.
Newsom to Californians: "Thank you for rejecting this recall"
California Governor Gavin Newsom makes an appearance after the polls close on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. (Fred Greaves/Reuters) California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the divisions in the country as he reflected on his campaign efforts to defeat the gubernatorial recall, describing democracy like an "antique vase."
"You can drop it and smash it in a million different pieces. And that's what we're capable of doing if we don't stand up to meet the moment and push back," Newsom said during his remarks from Sacramento.
He continued: "I said this many, many times on the campaign trail. You know, we may have defeated Trump, but Trumpism is not dead in this country. The big lie. The January 6th insurrection. All the voting suppression efforts that are happening all across this country. What's happening, the assault on fundamental rights, constitutionally protected rights of women and girls. It's a remarkable moment in our nation's history."
Newsom ended his remarks by paying homage to the late Robert Kennedy, who he described as his "political hero."
"But I'm reminded of something, I don't know, a few decades ago, someone told me when describing a difficult and challenging moment. Said the 'The world is too small, our time is too short, and our wisdom is too limited to win fleeting victories at other people's expenses.' And he went on to say 'We must all triumph together.' So in that spirit of recognizing and reconciling this moment and trying to understand what's going on not just here in the state but all across the United States of America, I just want to say this; tonight I'm humbled, grateful, but resolved in the spirit of my political hero, Robert Kennedy, to make more gentle the life of this world. Thank you all very much, and thank you to 40 million Americans, 40 million Californians, and thank you for rejecting this recall," he said.
Newsom urges unity for younger generation: "We owe our kids a deeper sense of respect"
From CNN's Rachel Janfaza
While delivering remarks in Sacramento Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke about setting an example of unity for children, rather than teaching divisiveness.
“I just think of our kids watching all of this. Nightly news, day in and day out, and I just wonder — I’ve got four young kids, oldest about to turn 12 this weekend — and what they’re growing up to. In a world, we’re so divided. These kids increasingly fearful, isolated, disconnected. And we’re teaching them that. And it doesn’t have to be that way,” Newsom said.
“I think we owe our kids a deeper sense of respect, and all of us as adults, [have] a responsibility to disregard this false separateness. We’re so much more in common as a state and a nation than we give ourselves credit for,” he said.
The governor thanked Californians for "rejecting so much of the negativity that has defined our politics in this country over the course of so many years."
He later tweeted that Californians "rejected cynicism and bigotry and chose hope and progress."
The economy of California, with a gross state product of $3.2 trillion as of 2019, is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If it were a country, it would be the 37th most populous country and the fifth largest economy as of 2020. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and third-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.5 trillion respectively as of 2020), after the New York metropolitan area ($1.8 trillion). The San Francisco Bay Area Combined Statistical Area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large primary statistical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people. (Wikipedia)
According to Dr, Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2020-news-releases-and-advisories/ap201080)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the final statewide Report of Registration ahead of the November 3, 2020, General Election. As of October 19, 2020, a record 22,047,448 Californians were registered to vote. This represents an increase of 2,635,677 registered voters since the last Report of Registration at a similar point in a presidential election cycle (October 24, 2016).
87.87% of eligible Californians are registered to vote. This is the highest percentage of eligible citizens registered to vote heading into a General Election in the past 80 years.
Today on Sept. 14, 2021, Republican Party spent a lot money to recall California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, but latest result as CNN published at 03;09AM ET on Sept. 15, 2021, voters voted NO Recall Gov. Gavin Newson with 5,735,748 votes (64.8%), while YES Recall got 3,114403 votes (35.2%). CNN reported "California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated a GOP-backed effort to remove him from office, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. A majority of California voters rejected Tuesday’s recall effort and voted "no" on whether they want to remove Newsom from office."
Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. He is a progressive leader who is a prominent advocate for LGBT rights, same-sex marriage, immigrant rights, universal health care, affordable housing to combat the housing shortage, environmental policies to combat climate change, a minimum wage, gun control, and the legalization of cannabis.
Newsom attended Redwood High School and graduated from Santa Clara University. After graduation, he founded the PlumpJack wine store with family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The PlumpJack Group grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants, and hotels. Newsom began his political career in 1996, when San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown appointed him to serve on the city's Parking and Traffic Commission. Brown appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors the following year, and Newsom was later elected to the board in 1998, 2000, and 2002.
In 2003, at the age of 36, Newsom was elected the 42nd mayor of San Francisco, becoming the city's youngest mayor in a century. Newsom was re-elected in 2007 with 72% of the vote. Newsom was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. He was elected governor in the 2018 election. Newsom faced criticism for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic in California, the timing and scope of state COVID-19 restrictions, and the slow initial rollout of vaccines, and faced an unsuccessful recall in 2021.
Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show on Current TV from 2012 to 2013 and wrote the 2013 book Citizenville, about using digital tools for democratic change. (Wikipedia).
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain in office
By Veronica Rocha, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Maureen Chowdhury, Mike Hayes and Melissa Mahtani, CNN
What you need to know
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated a recall effort. Here are some key takeaways.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated a GOP-backed effort to remove him from office, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.
A majority of California voters rejected Tuesday’s recall effort and voted "no" on whether they want to remove Newsom from office.
In case you missed it, here's what you need to know about the special election:
Newsom will remain in office: Speaking from Sacramento, Newsom thanked Californians for rejecting the recall effort. He also addressed the divisions in the country, describing democracy like an "antique vase." "You can drop it and smash it in a million different pieces. And that's what we're capable of doing if we don't stand up to meet the moment and push back," he said.
GOP candidate Larry Elder acknowledged defeat: Elder, the leading Republican replacement and one of 46 candidate who qualified to have their name listed in the race to replace the governor, told his supports: “Let’s be gracious in defeat.” He added: “By the way, we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war."
Newsom's re-election bid: A Newsom campaign source says the Democratic governor will wake up Wednesday morning with $24 million of cash on hand for his re-election and an “online army” of volunteers that he can reconnect with as his future unfolds.
Democrats look toward 2022 midterms: The White House and Democrats are looking at the numbers in California with confidence tonight. While President Biden didn’t put Newsom over the finish line, he and other Democrats will still bask in the glow of the Covid-19 response: Voters are responding favorably to vaccine and mask mandates – and rejecting Trumpism. With the 2022 midterm elections looming, Democrats see this as an unquestionable boost – only because losing would have been so disastrous for the party.
Read more about how the recall election unfolded here.
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