Organizers Reportedly Hit Numbers Required To Force Recall Vote For Gavin Newsom
The organizers behind efforts to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that they have already reached the required number of signatures needed to force a recall election of the Democratic governor.
“Newsom recall leader @tomdelbeccaro says his team now has over the needed 1.5 million signatures to force a recall election this year,” FOX 11 Los Angeles anchor Elex Michaelson wrote in a now-deleted tweet.
He noted that those signatures have to be ‘officially verified’ so organizers are hoping to get two million signatures by mid-March so they have extras.”
As the media picked up his reporting, FOX 11’s Michaelson modified his post and said the group has actually “NOT hit the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall…YET.”
Efforts to oust the Democratic governor intensified amid backlash due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. California now tops the US in terms of both COVID-19 cases and related deaths, surpassing New York as the state with the most deaths from the pandemic.
To clarify an earlier (now deleted) tweet:@EconomyRadio, spokesperson for the Recall campaign of Gavin Newsom, tells me they have NOT hit the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall…YET.
They have an announcement planned for Fri. night to disclose their current #'s.
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) February 11, 2021
“To clarify an earlier (now deleted) tweet: @EconomyRadio, spokesperson for the Recall campaign of Gavin Newsom, tells me they have NOT hit the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall…YET.”“They have an announcement planned for Fri. night to disclose their current .”
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Separately, the Fox host said “Tom Del Becarro, chair of the Rescue California PAC (a major recall supporter), said they HAVE reached the 1.5 million vote threshold, but wants to get to 1.9 million signatures by the end of March.”
Tom Del Becarro, chair of the Rescue California PAC (a major recall supporter), said they HAVE reached the 1.5 million vote threshold, but wants to get to 1.9 million signatures by the end of March.
Economy disputes that figure & says he's the sole spokesman for the campaign.
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) February 11, 2021
“Tom Del Becarro, chair of the Rescue California PAC (a major recall supporter), said they HAVE reached the 1.5 million vote threshold, but wants to get to 1.9 million signatures by the end of March,” Michaelson added. “Economy disputes that figure & says he’s the sole spokesman for the campaign,” he added.
Signature update just now received from @TomDelBecarro, chair of https://t.co/WKBiFgrWqp, the lead committee supporting @GavinNewsom recall: "We are above 1.5 million. The march to 2 million is on." Still must be verified, but recall qualifies with 1.4 million valid signatures
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) February 10, 2021
“Signature update just now received from @TomDelBecarro, chair of http://RescueCalifornia.org, the lead committee supporting @GavinNewsom recall: “We are above 1.5 million. The march to 2 million is on.” Still must be verified, but recall qualifies with 1.4 million valid signatures.”
Gavin Newsom Recall signature progress over time:
07/21: 400,000
10/15: 675,000
11/17: 750,000
12/04: 800,000
12/29: 900,000
01/05: 1,000,000
01/12: 1,100,000
01/22: 1,200,000
01/27: 1,300,000
02/03: 1,400,000
02/10: 1,500,000 https://t.co/JU1XnqIFsD— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) February 10, 2021
Reports noted that Newsom’s approval rating has dropped from 64% in September 2020 to just 46% in late January.
“The Hill reported that while getting a recall measure on the ballot may be possible, experts have cautioned it is likely to be much more difficult to actually recall Newsom in the heavily Democratic state.”
You can hear hecklers chanting “Recall Newsom” off camera at Governor Newsom’s press conference. He’s in the Central Valley talking about vaccine rollout, ongoing negotiations to get kids back to school, youth sports, etc. Says CA has now given 5 million doses of vaccine. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/CewonYrB8D
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 10, 2021
Meanwhile, Newsom claimed that “he is focused every single day on getting businesses open, our schools reopened, increasing the rate of vaccinations.
“We’re committed and resolved to doing that in every part of this state. I don’t care if you’re Democrat or Republican. I care that you’re healthy and safe. And you can live your lives out loud without fear of a pandemic, and without fear of having to go back into the fits and starts this pandemic has impacted in terms of communities all across this state,” he said in a speech.
Meanwhile, during that press conference Newsom was repeatedly interrupted by chants and heckling calling for Newsom to be recalled.
EXCLUSIVE: We've obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he's in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/gtOVEwa864
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
In November 2020, the California Governor came under fire for violating his own coronavirus restrictions when he was caught attending a friend’s birthday at one of California’s most exclusive restaurants.
