Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Is turnout going to be decisive in the recall? A Deep Dive into the data and what we can learn from California's voting patterns

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(Sorry, but I better put a link for the book up top -- and it's also available to read for subscribers on Taegan Goddard's Politica...
Friday, August 27, 2021

California: Newsom Recall Round-up -- former State Senate Majority Leader endorses Elder; 2.7M ballots handed in, Polls!

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Former State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero (D) has endorsed the recall and Larry Elder. Romero is a big supporter of charter schools,...
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Louisiana: Recall Election against Richwood Mayor scheduled for December 11

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A recall election has been scheduled against Richwood Mayor Gerald Brown on December 11. Petitioners handed in 462 valid signatures. They n...

Alaska: Petitioners throw in the towel on gubernatorial recall effort

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Petitioners have thrown in the towel in their recall effort against Alaska  Governor Mike Dunleavy  (R). Petitioners claim they have 62, 3...

California: Interview with Sonoma County District Attorney on her recall

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Here's an interview with Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch , who is also facing a recall vote on September 14. There is no re...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

California: Recall history shows why the Democrats were probably right to scorn the replacement race for Governor

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Right now, there’s an enormous amount of complaints and second guessing about Gavin Newsom’s strategy of “leave the replacement question bla...
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California: Newsom Recall Roundup -- Latino vote down? Likability problem; and weird case of 300 unopened ballots found in car

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Is Newsom not doing well with Latinos? This turned out to be a big question from 2003, but we'll go into that later.  Or is Newsom's...
Monday, August 23, 2021

California: VP Kamala Harris to drop in to campaign for Newsom

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Vice President Kamala Harris is coming back to her home territory to campaign for Governor Gavin Newsom in the recall race. 

California: Larry Elder replaces campaign manager, faces investigation over income reporting

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Leading GOP candidate, talk show host Larry Elder, is now running into some bumps in the road, as he has replaced his campaign manager wi...
Friday, August 20, 2021

Montana: Paradise Sewer Board Directors up for recall on August 24

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The recall effort against Paradise Sewer  Board Directors Sunny Chase  and Rick McCollum over claims that they have held private meetings ...

Alaska: New recall effort launched against Anchorage Assembly member

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Petitioners are claiming that they have enough signatures to get a recall on the ballot against Anchorage Assembly member Meg Zaletel, who ...

Maryland: Proposal to add recall law for state and all local officials

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Delegate Reid Novotny (R) is planning on proposing a recall law in the next legislative session for both state and local officials.  .
Thursday, August 19, 2021

California: Newsom Recall Round-up -- Echoes of 2002? The Calendar comes into focus; Elder's personal life comes under the spotlight and endorsements

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Mark Barabak looks back on the Davis re-election run preceding the recall and the dangers of Newsom if he wins, but underperforms David Car...

My book -- Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton to Gavin Newsom -- Available now on Amazon

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With less than a month to go before Governor Gavin Newsom’s recall vote, I want to share with you news of the publication of my new e-book -...

California: Lawsuit filed claiming that the one-day, two-step recall model is unconstitutional

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The recent claim that California'  (and many other states ') recall law is unconstitutional has now advanced to the next logical sta...

California: Newsom Recall Round-up -- replacement candidates focus fire on Elder; More on Paffrath and Recall Red wine reissue

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The latest debate featured attacks on replacement race front-runner Larry Elder (who did not attend) and John Cox served with a subpoena Eld...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

California: Former Congressman Doug Ose drops out of recall race, citing health concerns

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Monday, August 16, 2021

California: New CBS poll shows 48-52% split in likely voters

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  A new CBS poll is showing a 48% of likely voters in favor of the recall, with 52% opposed. Once again, Larry Elder leads the replacement ...

California: Ability to print ballots from home facing complaints

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Recall proponents have begun discussing and complaining about a part of the law that allows voters to print out the ballots. 
Friday, August 13, 2021

California: Newsom Recall Roundup -- Unconstitutionality argument; Biden gets moving and Larry Elder gets the spotlight

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Here's UC Berkeley Law School Dean co-writing a NYT op-ed on why the recall is unconstitutional -- maybe I'll get into this after I ...