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Recall efforts in California are a political peculiarity — it’s easier to recall a governor there than in almost any other state.
In fact, every governor in the last 60 years has faced at least one such attempt, and Gavin Newsom, the incumbent, is no exception.
Almost from the moment he was elected, conservatives in the state began trying to remove him. Initially, those attempts seemed highly unlikely to succeed — but the pandemic has changed things.
What is behind the recall effort against Mr. Newsom, and what happens next?
On today’s episode
Shawn Hubler, a California correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading
Some 22 million ballots have begun landing in the mailboxes of California voters ahead of the Sept. 14 election. Here’s what to know about the recall election.
Can Mr. Newsom keep his job? The recall vote is expected to come down to whether Democrats can mobilize enough of the state’s enormous base to counteract Republican enthusiasm for the governor’s ouster.
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Shawn Hubler contributed reporting.
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