The closely watched California gubernatorial recall election on Tuesday is poised to send precisely the opposite political message that its proponents initially intended.
It was a strong gust of discontent in the state’s most conservative regions last year over Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stringent measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic that allowed the recall to qualify for the ballot at all. But now a swell of support in the broader statewide electorate for the more recent steps Newsom has taken to combat the Delta variant outbreak — particularly the vaccine mandates he’s imposed for educators, health care workers and state employees — has positioned him for a potentially resounding victory, according to the latest polls. CONTINUED
Ronald Brownstein, CNN
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