The guy is nicely above 50% on several things with his states voters….
With approval’s like that?
The possible recall effort is only gonna actually make Newsom stronger politically….
Gov. Gavin Newsom just got the most concrete evidence to date showing why he’s positioned to survive a recall vote.
Recall proponents have made a simple pitch: The Democratic governor’s pandemic mismanagement has devastated California’s economy and failed schoolchildren. They said they were vindicated this week when election officials validated enough signatures to force a fall election.
But a new statewide poll suggests those two pillars of anti-Newsom sentiment aren’t as sturdy as his foes think. The Public Policy Institute of California found 59 percent of likely voters approve of how Newsom has managed school reopening — and 59 percent approve how he has handled jobs and the economy. That figure is a few points higher than the share of likely voters who told PPIC in March they would vote to keep Newsom in office.
“To me, the significance around schools and the economy can’t be overstated,”said PPIC president and CEO Mark Baldassare. “These are really two central challenges, big problems the governor has faced, and today most people are with him in terms of how he’s handled these issues.”
By comparison, in a June 2003 PPIC poll, only 21 percent of likely voters approved of then-Gov. Gray Davis’ job performance. The same survey found 51 percent of likely voters supported a recall, presaging his ouster four months later. The latest PPIC poll did not ask voters whether they would support removing Newsom.
Pervasive parental frustration over school closures has spilled across party lines and fueled attempts to recall school board members. Sensing vulnerability, Newsom’s opponents have hammered him on the education issue. Republican former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launched his campaign in front of a closed school.
But the PPIC poll shows that anger may not be as deep and enduring as Newsom’s foes believe. More than 60 percent of California’s public school parents approve of Newsom’s handling of the K-12 education system,…
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More California Voters Want to Keep Gavin Newsom
A new SurveyUSA poll in California finds that 47% of voters say Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) should remain in office, while 36% say he should be recalled.
Republicans are already looking like their efforts to recall California Gov Newsom are gonna fail…And may actually strengthen the Governor politically
The effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hit more milestones this week, as more than 1.7 million signatures in favor were verified ― meaning the recall is officially on ― and as athlete and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner gave the first interview of her campaign. But it is not proceeding as its proponents had hoped, with the governor on the run from a populist uprising.
Instead of collapsing as Gov. Gray Davis did before his 2003 recall, Newsom has recovered in public polls. Instead of keeping national politics out of the race — an essential strategy for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign to replace Davis — Jenner has tapped Trump campaign veterans and praised the former president, feeding into Democrats’ plan to run against the “Republican recall.”
“Why is the Republican National Committee behind this?” Newsom said on Tuesday at a Sacramento news conference, flanked by firefighters, and arguing that money spent on a November 2021 election would be better spent on them. “Why is Newt Gingrich behind this? Why is the Huck PAC behind it? Why is an entire network dedicated so much time and energy and attention to this?”…
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