Though Caitlyn Jenner was the splashiest entrant, she is polling poorly. No tour of the California recall circus would be complete without at least surveying the oddball crowd of contenders. Fans of irony will appreciate that on the very same day, a Schwarzenegger-appointed judge granted the recall effort an extra four months to gather signatures, citing the pandemic. It angered a lot of people (including Democrats!) and likely galvanized a flailing recall effort. Last November, Newsom-in violation of his own administration’s guidelines limiting gatherings to “no more than three households”-celebrated a friend’s birthday at the French Laundry in Napa County at which at least 12 people (and more than three households) were present.
Newsom might also not be in this position at all were it not for a birthday party. It’s a game of chicken: By making the vote more straightforward for Newsom supporters, they are (selfishly, some argue) significantly increasing the chance of a Republican governor should the recall prevail. His strategy, and that of Democratic party leaders, has been to advise voters who oppose the recall not to answer the second question on the ballot-that is, not to vote for a replacement at all. He successfully kept serious Democratic candidates off the ballot to forestall the possibility of his replacement. Newsom’s camp, meanwhile, has not hedged its bets.
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