Where Does This Recall Fiasco Really Leave Newsom?

‘California was a business venture for the MAGA movement, that’s it’

Steve Kettmann
The Bold Italic
Published in
7 min readSep 14, 2021

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If nothing else, the sideshow of a rich-right-wing-crank-fueled recall sideshow targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom shows that major media in this country study the example of their worst collective failures over the years.

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I write on politics now and then, starting with belief that 2024 could be the end of U.S. democracy, and that California leadership matters.