Patriot Outlook – At least she’s open about it, and nobody is surprised. They know if a clean election happens, Hair Gel is as good as gone.
From Fox News:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday said she’s activated her political operation to help California Gov. Gavin Newsom stay in office and expressed confidence the recall effort against him will fail.
Pelosi, D-Calif., said she’s working at the grassroots level to turn out the vote in California ahead of the Sept. 14 election. Continue reading
Jonathan Turley – University of California-Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Aaron S. Edlin have purportedly solved the problem faced by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Despite overwhelming support in the media and massive fundraising on his behalf, Newsom is facing worsening polls in his fight against his recall and could lose in the election. In their guest essay for the New York Times Chemerinsky and Edlin declare any such successful recall would be unconstitutional as a denial of the principle of “one person, one vote.” The reason, however, would seem to suggest a wide array of elections as unconstitutional in the process.
Chemerinsky and Edlin start their analysis with a reasonable objection. They note that Newsom could lose the first vote on the recall but still have more votes than anyone elected in the second vote for his replacement. That seems highly likely with the large number of people vying to replace him. Continue reading