With Newsom Recall Election Date Set, We Check In On The Challengers
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a news conference after he toured the newly reopened Ruby Bridges Elementary School on March 16, 2021 in Alameda, California. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered schools and businesses and upended life for millions of Californians.
The election in the nation’s most populous state will be a marquee contest with national implications, watched closely as a barometer of the public mood heading toward the 2022 elections, when a closely divided Congress again will be in play.
We’ll get the latest.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
Katie Orr, government and politics reporter for KQED; she tweets @1KatieOrr
Lara Korte, California politics reporter at the Sacramento Bee; she tweets @lara_korte
This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org.
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