{"id":619920,"date":"2021-08-07T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T21:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=619920"},"modified":"2021-08-07T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T21:36:29","slug":"california-gop-wont-endorse-a-candidate-in-special-election-to-recall-democratic-gov-newsom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-wont-endorse-a-candidate-in-special-election-to-recall-democratic-gov-newsom\/","title":{"rendered":"California GOP Won\u2019t Endorse A Candidate In Special Election To Recall Democratic Gov. Newsom"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcalifornia-gop-wont-endorse-a-candidate-in-special-election-to-recall-democratic-gov-newsom%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=619920&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Yes-on-Recall.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday morning, California Republican Party delegates opted to withhold an endorsement in the upcoming special recall election set for September 14 when Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom could be ousted from office.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the decision was made \u201cwith nearly 90 percent support\u201d during a virtual meeting the day after two influential California Republicans reportedly encouraged members of the state GOP not to endorse a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The four Republican contenders who qualified for endorsement consideration were conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, and former U.S. Congressman Doug Ose.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8119658119658\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That&#8217;s a last minute win for former SD mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Faulconer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kevin_Faulconer<\/a>  \u2014  whose campaign being threatened by the surge of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larryelder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LarryElder<\/a>\u2026he strongly supported an endorsement, and flipped this morning \u2014 just sidestepped what could have been a grassroots party nod to the talk show host.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MI2zcJeQyu\">https:\/\/t.co\/MI2zcJeQyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmarinucci\/status\/1424062160146104322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/california-governor-recall\/california-gop-leaders-will-not-endorse-candidate-for-recall-election\/\">According<\/a> to The Associated Press, Republican National Committee members Harmeet Dhillon and Shawn Steel told party delegates in an email dated Friday, \u201cThe polls are showing that the recall is in a statistical tie and we cannot afford to discourage voters who are passionate about a particular candidate, yet may not vote because their favored candidate didn\u2019t receive the endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Dhillon and Steel put forward the motion to table the agenda item to endorse a candidate so none would be issued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny of our GOP candidates would be superior to Gavin Newsom,\u201d the email continued. \u201cWe believe that the voters should decide his replacement, which will not only ensure a higher turnout of recall proponents but give Newsom\u2019s successor the best chance of reelection in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan released a statement shortly after the delegates voted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s overwhelming decision by our delegates to offer no endorsement speaks to the strength of our field of candidates and the outstanding position our party is in going into the recall election,\u201d Millan said. \u201cWe are squarely focused on putting California back on track by recalling the worst governor in California history. Gavin Newsom is arrogant, incompetent and a desperate politician who has failed Californians in every way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The September 14 ballot will ask California voters two questions. First, voters will decide whether Newsom should be recalled. Then, the second question asks who should replace Newsom if he is recalled. If more than 50% choose to recall Newsom on question one, then the top vote-getter on the second question would become the new governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state is burning, crime is spiking, homelessness is rampant, students have fallen behind, and taxes are suffocating working people,\u201d said Millan. \u201cOn September 14<sup>th<\/sup>, voters will end the Newsom nightmare once and for all and finally restore good governing to California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Fred M. Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, also commended the decision, calling Newsom \u201cthe most corrupt and ineffective Governor in our state\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republican Party is blessed with an abundance of well qualified and principally sound candidates and we will let the voters decide who they believe is the best person for the job,\u201d Whitaker said. \u201cBecause no qualified, serious Democrat will be on the ballot, the delegates have determined that the threat of \u2018splitting the Republican vote\u2019 is a non-factor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County Democratic Party appeared to mock the process on social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAdemocrats\/status\/1424074035869077505\">posting<\/a>, \u201cThere\u2019s a reason CA Republicans can\u2019t endorse a candidate\u2026the options they have are terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article253337098.html\">More details<\/a> from The Sacramento Bee:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19.152276295133\">\n<p><em>A party endorsement would have given the chosen candidate the resources and infrastructure to support their campaign in the coming weeks. But it also would have given some voters a reason not to show up, delegates said\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Some delegates, like Reform California chair Carl DeMaio, have been skeptical of the party\u2019s endorsement process for months. <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article249289220.html\">Tensions flared in February<\/a> over how to go about endorsing someone, with worries that the decision would fall to only a handful of party insiders.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In July, party leaders voted to create a process that would allow delegates to endorse a candidate, if he or she won at least 60% of the votes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner and businessman John Cox, who were not eligible for the Party\u2019s endorsement, are also notable Republicans in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Before the vote on Saturday morning, Jenner tweeted: \u201cThe republican party @CAGOP should not be endorsing \u2013 we are all on the same team \u2013 we want corrupt #newsom out of office.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.75\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The republican party <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CAGOP<\/a> should not be endorsing \u2013 we are all on the same team \u2013 we want corrupt <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newsom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#newsom<\/a> out of office <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCwWmdwegP\">https:\/\/t.co\/vCwWmdwegP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Caitlyn_Jenner\/status\/1424059405364916225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Multiple polls indicate growing support to recall Newsom and show Elder as the leading candidate to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-support-growing-for-newsom-recall-now-over-50\">reported<\/a>, a new poll released this week from SurveyUSA and the San Diego Union-Tribune showed 51% of likely voters would support recalling Newsom. However, 40% said they wanted Newsom to remain in office. Elder led all Republican contenders with 23% support.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Emerson College and Nexstar Media \u201cInside California Politics\u201d poll released on Tuesday found \u201cvoters remain split, with 46% in favor and 48% against the recall of Gov. Newsom. Six percent of likely voters are still undecided.\u201d The poll\u2019s margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.9344827586207\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California Poll with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kron4news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kron4news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX40?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX40<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSEE24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSEE24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KGETnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KGETnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KTLA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox5sandiego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fox5sandiego<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Would you vote to recall, or to keep Governor Newsom?<\/p>\n<p>46% Vote to recall<br \/>48% Vote to keep<br \/>6% Undecided <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZygJ92SeSi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZygJ92SeSi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6I43xYtJB\">pic.twitter.com\/I6I43xYtJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmersonPolling\/status\/1422542774369402884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elder leads the list of more than 40 candidates on the ballot to replace Newsom with 23% support, up seven percentage points since the previous Emerson\/Nexstar survey last month. All of the other candidates were in the single digits. However, pollsters emphasized that 40% of respondents were unsure which candidate they would choose.<\/p>\n<p>Another recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times that found 47% of likely voters in the state support removing Newsom, while 50% oppose the move \u2013 \u201ca difference just shy of the survey\u2019s margin of error,\u201d the Times noted. 18% of likely voters said Elder was their first choice to take over for Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>Elder, who entered the race last month, said he raised nearly $4.5 million in the first 19 days of his campaign. That total included contributions from July 12, the day he announced his candidacy, through the end of the latest reporting period on July 31.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/california\/story\/2021\/08\/06\/larry-elder-surges-to-gop-fundraising-lead-but-newsom-still-lapping-recall-field-1389646\">According<\/a> to Politico, \u201cIn mere weeks, his total eclipsed what fellow Republicans had raised in months, and daily filings show Elder has pulled in another $440,000 in the first few days of August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/newsom-recall-election-not-a-fair-response-from-ca-voters\"><strong>Newsom: Recall Election Not A \u2018Fair Response\u2019 From CA Voters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-newsom-allowed-to-blame-recall-on-republicans-trump-supporters-judge-rules\"><strong>Gov. Newsom Allowed To Blame Recall On \u2018Republican, Trump Supporters,\u2019 Judge Rules<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday morning, California Republican Party delegates opted to withhold an endorsement in the upcoming special recall election set for September 14 when Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom could be ousted &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-619920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}