Newsom faces a likely withdrawal, given that opponents have
collected more than 2 million signatures before the March 17 deadline. They
needed about 1.5 million to force a withdrawal; Hundreds of thousands of
additional signatures were collected to ensure that the withdrawal effort
survived any challenge to the validity of the signatures submitted to the
Secretary of State.
On Monday, Newsom tweeted: “I will not be distracted by this
partisan and Republican retreat, but I will fight it. There is too much at
stake. Vaccinating Californians, safely reopening our economy, and getting our
children back to school are simply too important to risk. "
This without wanting to remember that the closure of the
state economy was an imposition of Newsom himself, just like the closure of
schools. As for the vaccine, with growing distrust on the part of Californians,
it is not in the hands of the Governor.
Newsom has received support from national Democrats,
including President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
However, Newsom's prospects are unclear, after his approval
rating tumbled over the winter, thanks to new coronavirus restrictions, and the
governor's violation of them. Therefore the
The perception that he was dodging them himself, after
attending a friend's birthday dinner at the elite French Laundry restaurant
with well-connected lobbyists.
The prospects of retiring Newsom are the decision of an
overwhelming majority of citizens. So several Republicans and Democrats have
already shown interest in running to replace him.
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