Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Notations From the Grid (Mid-Week Edition): Out & About in America This Week

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rebuffs recall effort and keeps office

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rebuffs recall effort and keeps office

COSTA MESA, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has easily survived an effort to recall him, thwarting an attempt to boot the Democrat from office early.

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California recall yields winners and losers beyond Newsom and Elder

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was the winner of the California gubernatorial recall, with voters choosing by a wide margin to keep him in office despite critics' jabs that he bungled the state's COVID-19 pandemic response, let homelessness run amok, and had otherwise proved to be a failed leader.

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