{"id":115475,"date":"2021-02-02T06:52:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T11:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=115475"},"modified":"2021-02-02T08:12:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T13:12:04","slug":"republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=115475&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A prominent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>\u00a0Republican on Monday announced his entry into the gubernatorial race as Gov.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-gavin-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>\u2019s recall effort nears the threshold to get on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said in a campaign video that the state \u201chas become the land of broken promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it doesn\u2019t have to be this way. We can clean up California, and it starts at the top,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Newsom\u2019s ruling class has failed us. They promised equality, but gave us some of the worst income inequality in the nation. They promised modern infrastructure. They can\u2019t even keep the lights on. They promised prosperity, but created high costs, higher taxes, and killed jobs, all to protect powerful special interests. They promised compassion, but enable addiction and despair. They promised to fix failing schools, but put special interests ahead of kids every time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Faulconer, who left office last year due to term limits, said that his administration in San Diego helped cut down on waste, corruption, and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, a Democrat in his first term, is facing criticism from within his party and from Republicans for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters. A recall effort has garnered 1.3 million signatures of the 1.5 million required to get on the ballot, and some Silicon Valley players\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/silicon-valley-joins-push-to-recall-newsom-as-new-candidates-announce-gubernatorial-bids_3675102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently voiced support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"inside_ad_336x280_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CL_7uYafy-4CFc1G1QodRhAJ3Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_336x280_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_336x280_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_336x280_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3681518\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/02\/02\/governor-gavin-newsom-1200x800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-large wp-image-3681518 ll-init ll-loadstarted ll-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/02\/02\/governor-gavin-newsom-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Gavin Newsom\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/02\/02\/governor-gavin-newsom-1200x800.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2021. (Rich Pedroncelli\/Pool\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chamath Palihapitiya, a Democrat, said last week he\u2019s running for governor. The CEO of Social Capitol and former Facebook executive said on his campaign website that California \u201cis too expensive, our teachers are underpaid, and our schools aren\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Faulconer is known as a centrist Republican. He opposed former President Donald Trump\u2019s candidacy and criticized a number of Trump\u2019s policies, including construction of a wall along the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Cernovich, a conservative firebrand who supports Trump, also announced a gubernatorial bid on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Cernovich said in a video stream that he cannot win the election but may be able to get \u201cenough of a base of a support\u201d to force Newsom to answer for his \u201chuman rights violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker pointed to Newsom dining out while overseeing mandates that shut down dining in portions of California, and Newsom sending his children to private schools while many public schools have been closed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"in_article_ads_0\" data-google-query-id=\"CPLcuoify-4CFcbswAodefQFiw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_300x250_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_300x250_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/5965368\/EET_article_inside_300x250_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesman for Newsom has told news outlets that the recall campaign is a waste of money and that the governor would \u201crather focus on getting through the homestretch of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks alleged last month that the campaign is a \u201cCalifornia coup\u201d led by Republicans with \u201cextremist\u201d allies.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Corbin, a Democrat who lobbies the state government, said on Twitter she was \u201cextremely disappointed and disturbed\u201d by the language, adding: \u201cLinking a legal &amp; constitutionally appropriate CA recall attempt to the violent insurrection at the US Capitol &amp; ongoing coup attempt is worse than a bad PR call. It\u2019s irresponsible, will breed division &amp; perpetuates ignorance, indifference regarding our constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hicks later said he would choose his words more carefully. Newsom, asked during a press briefing if he agreed with Hicks, declined to answer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"below_the_article\" data-google-query-id=\"CL773oify-4CFUZL1QodX9cKqA\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prominent California Republican on Monday announced his entry into the gubernatorial race as Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s recall effort nears the threshold to get on the ballot. 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