I’m damned sick of seeing progressives pull their punches when discussing the recall election-now-in-progress. I’ve been circulating this message on my social media. Facts are from CalMatters. Feel free.
I support Gavin Newsom 100%, and you should too.
Newsom ran up a budget surplus, then doubled the size of the earned income tax credit. Directed billions to help people pay their rent and utility bills during COVID. Funded door-to-door vaccinations. Made sure every 4-year-old can attend transitional kindergarten. Enacted universal school lunch, and is making it permanent. Banned fracking by 2024, and is denying most fracking permits in the meantime. Set goals to end oil extraction and ban gas-powered cars. Banned chlorpyrifos. Expanded Medi-Cal for undocumented residents. Made a million more people eligible for Obamacare. Placed a moratorium on executions, put new limits on police use of force, and is closing two state prisons.
This recall election isn't about Newsom; it's about reversing the progressive policies California Democrats are united around and have been busy enacting.
Call it out. This is an ultra-right GOP move to overthrow California's multi-racial democratic electorate--which elected Newsom with 62% of the vote--by mobilizing white populist rage. In a low-turnout election, with a 50% threshold, the GOP might succeed.
Give the fascists no quarter. Defend our democracy. Reject the recall.
You can save your Monday-morning quarterbacking and virtue-signalling for next year's Democratic primary.