Gavin Newsom is in trouble. Democrats hold a nearly two-to-one advantage in voter registration in California. Governor Newsom has the power of incumbency. In the General Assembly, 59 of the 80 seats are held by Democrats. In the state Senate, 31 of the 40 seats are held by Democrats. A Republican has not won a statewide race for the United States Senate in more than 30 years. Yet, Newsom is facing a tight recall election coming up on September 14.
Most pundits thought recall organizers would never get the required signatures. Then they assumed the signatures would get thrown out. Then they predicted the huge margins for Democrats would ensure a blowout for Governor Newsom. Two weeks out, however, and this is a close race.
As the only governor in American history to survive a recall election, I know a thing or two about these elections. Soon after taking office in 2011, national union bosses and radical groups moved forward with plans to force a recall election against several members of the Wisconsin State Senate and me.
There are several key differences between the recall law in Wisconsin and the recall law in California. In Wisconsin, an elected official can face...........
