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New Governor Newsom Recall Campaign Started in California

June 13, 2020 8:33 am

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla granted retired Yolo County Deputy Sheriff Orrin Heatlie permission to begin another recall campaign against Governor Gavin Newsom. The third recall attempt in less than two years Heatlie’s campaign, Recall California Governor Gavin...

CA GOP Convention Rich With Irony

March 4, 2019 6:32 amMarch 4, 2019 2:41 pm

With the California Republican Party’s 2019 organizing convention and election of a new Chairwoman in the rear-view mirror, much has been written regarding the potential impact on the direction of the party’s flagging influence. There’s no doubt that newly-elected CA...

California’s GOP Plays it Safe When Safe Equals Death

February 25, 2019 6:56 amFebruary 25, 2019 3:06 pm

In September 2016, Michael Anton published an influential essay entitled “The Flight 93 Election.” It compared the 2016 election to the tragic Flight 93 of 9/11/2001. Anton’s essay opened with this: “2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or...