9/15 The Ides of September Are Upon Us, and GOP Loses Recall in CA. Open Thread
Newsom soundly defeats recall attempt
The recall offered Republicans their best chance in more than a decade to take the helm of the largest state in the union. But the effort was undercut when Newsom and the nation’s leading Democrats, aided by visits to California by President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, portrayed the campaign to oust the governor as a “life and death” battle against “Trumpism” and far-right anti-vaccine activists.
Conservative talk show host Larry Elder led the 46 candidates on the second question on the ballot hoping to become governor, but that became meaningless after a majority of California voters decided to keep Newsom in office.
Moments after national television networks called the election for Newsom, the governor walked into the California Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento to talk with reporters, forgoing a victory celebration as is commonplace in traditional campaigns.
Appearing resolute, Newsom cast the rejection of the recall as a vote in support “of all those things we hold dear as Californians.” His victory, he said, was a victory for science-based COVID-19 vaccines to end the pandemic and abortion rights for women, as well as economic and racial justice.
“I’m humbled and grateful to the millions and millions of Californians that exercised their fundamental right to vote and express themselves so overwhelmingly by rejecting the division, by rejecting the cynicism, rejecting so much of the negativity that’s defined our politics in this country over the course of so many years,” Newsom said.
“California has outperformed Florida, Texas, Indiana, the United States as a whole in not only health outcomes, but economic outcomes,” Newsom told reporters. “Our economy contracted at a more modest rate than those states.”
Newsom also criticized both Elder and former President Trump for saying Tuesday’s election was rigged, calling those unfounded allegations a threat to democracy and continuation of the “big lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump.
“This election fraud stuff is a crock; it’s shameful. And when I say that, I mean that,” he said.
The mood inside Larry Elder’s official election night party at the Costa Mesa Hilton remained defiant, even after nearly every major news outlet had declared the recall effort dead.
“Let’s be gracious in defeat,” Elder told his supporters a little more than two hours after polls closed. “We may have lost the battle but we are going to win the war.”
At times, Elder’s address resembled his stump speeches with a focus on crime, homelessness, housing and education — and ample shots at Newsom. He ended his speech with a teaser about his plans for California’s 2022 gubernatorial election.
“As a former radio host, let me just say this: Stay tuned,” Elder said.
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https://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-says-senate-democrats-000912259.html
dentist lobby win. gimme tbe money babe
Um, I’d say seniors win, too, if this thing passes. Try living on what most people get from Social Security. Which, incidentally, is supposed to be a living wage? LOL maybe once, before GOP indexed COLA effectively gutted those benefits. As is? Those expenses, without insurance, are calamatous.
It’s well past time for another Let Them Eat Cake cat food commission.
David Sirota
https://jacobinmag.com/2021/09/the-supreme-court-justices-really-are-a-bunch-of-partisan-hacks
So, she’s crooked on top of being a dimwitted FRightie GOPuke. Where’s the surprise?
From the NYT:
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-manchin-reconciliation-infrastructure/
David Dayen
https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/infrastructure-summer-sophies-choice-of-the-reconciliation-bill/
What’s with Levin? We’ve got elections next year, 2022. That Congress will affect what goes down in 2023 and 2024. Dude needs to look at a calendar!
Check out the entire article
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/buffalo-mayor-india-walton/
She’s a very inspiring candidate, and I enjoy reading about her.
Me too
Broward’s unvaccinated employees to lose $20 per paycheck. Vaccinated will get $500, mayor says.
This is from Orls neck of the woods.
Companies are setting precident for employees to get vaxed. First it was extra cash, now this $500 plus or minus in pay. Some airlines are laying off people who dont get vaxed or charging them more for insurance coverage. So how much longer until the craprate insurance get involved and say they wont cover non vaxed covid paitents Those in ICU who have coverage have to be eating into thier profit margins. ICU isnt cheap. Those with out coverage the taxpayer will ultimatly get the bill. How long will it take the insurance companies to lobby to increase preimums for the non vaxed? If they get their way with that how long before they approach their congresscritters to approve surcharges for smokers, drinkers, diabetics ETC. This could get real nasty for the consumer but possibly lead to M4A. The craprate insurance
corps better be careful how they tread forward
Broward County is southeast FL. My neck of the sandbar peninsula is east central FL. 😊 I haven’t heard the bribe deal up here, but the Covid problem is bad as it is overloading the hospitals. What about all the urgent medical cases which aren’t Covid? 🙄 No telling how many deaths have occurred cos of that situation.
T and R, Ms. Benny!! ☮️🐋😊👍
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/15/joe-manchin-dangerous-myth-government-benefits-work/?utm_source=reddit.com
More from David Dayen
https://prospect.org/politics/how-kathleen-rice-is-threatening-the-biden-agenda/
PJS’ envy does not bode well for Democratic Socialism in the spirit of Berniecrats. I decided to “unfollow” her on twitter after this tweet.
She appears to have jumped in the Jimmy Dore rabbit hole v
Along with Ryan Knight…
So sad 🙁
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