Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America:
Here in California, election officials have mailed out ballots for the Republican recall election. You should've received yours by now.
The ballot asks two questions.
- Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?
- If GAVIN NEWSOM is recalled, who should replace him?
To prevent a Republican from winning and keep Governor Newsom in office, you must VOTE NO on question one.
Please immediately VOTE NO on question one and return the ballot right away today.
Find where you can return your vote by mail here!
If the recall is successful, whoever has the most votes among the replacement candidates will be sworn in as the new Governor in late October.
That means a Republican doesn't even need a majority of votes. They could win with just a tiny percentage of people voting for them, and with forty-six candidates having qualified for the ballot already, that could mean a candidate with less than 10% of the vote could still become Governor.
We cannot let that happen.
Based on recent polling, if Newsom is recalled, there are really only two candidates that have a shot:
Larry Elder: a crazy anti-vax Republican Black man who claims black people are more racist than white people
Kevin Paffrath: a Youtube famous centrist Democrat who says he'd make all Covid restrictions optional and voluntary
No matter how you feel about Governor Newsom, there is nothing progressive about electing either of these two candidates to replace him. We must stop this Republican recall from succeeding.
VOTE NO on question one and keep them from taking power.
You can find everything you need to know about the status of your ballot, every step of the way, by using California's Where's My Ballot Site.
Make sure to VOTE NO and stop this Republican recall.
Thank you,
-Chris
Chris Scott
Chief Political Officer
Democracy For America
Click here to find your ballot drop off location after you vote No on the recall.