Mike Cargile . . . "We the People. The recall signature effort shocked the world just by forcing the vote to happen. The establishment greatly underestimated how much Californians loathe this governor. He's toast. Damaged goods. The challenge now is to mitigate his impact going forward.
But the California Republican Party (CAGOP) has no interest in seeing Gavin Newsom recalled. They didn't support the recall effort until the eleventh hour and then basically used it as a fundraiser. Minimal effort, maximum credit taken.
"Realizing the inevitable, they positioned their de jure candidate early on in Kevin Faulconer and lined up all the right consultants to make sure the money would flow in the right direction. And we're talking millions.
"But then the unimaginable happened. Larry Elder entered the race, and suddenly Faulconer is barely polling in the top five! What is the CAGOP to do? Aha! New strategy — we will endorse Faulconer! But since the CAGOP has no mechanism for a special recall endorsement, it decides to change the rules. And that's exactly what the Republicans have done. Rep. Kevin McCarthy's surrogate, Chairwoman Jessica Patterson, convened a "special session" of the Executive Committee to force an emergency amendment to the bylaws." . . .
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