The power of the vote. #NoRecall Repost from jessicayellin • CA GOV BEATS RECALL, REMAINS GOVERNOR California Governor Gavin Newsom beat the recall by a whopping 67% as of posting. The unpopular recall cost the state almost $300 million. And there’s a regular election next year. Why the heck does California do this? Ancient rules on the books allow a tiny minority of people to push a recall of a sitting elected. An interesting detail in exit polling? Voters overwhelmingly voiced support for Newsom’s COVID measures. Recall supporters pointed to his virus rules as the central justification for the recall. That and the fact that he once dined at a semi-indoor restaurant maskless. 🤷‍♀️ Could this shift the narrative to embolden Democratic governors to champion their COVID protections as a political positive? For now, Dems hold their biggest blue state. #newsnotnoise #norecall #newsom