California’s Mounting Crises May Be Newsom’s Recall Salvation

  • Polls show governor in lead compared to untested challengers
  • Voters seen seeking ‘security-blanket’ amid fires, drought
Stakes Have Been Raised In Effort to Recall California's Newsom
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California enters next week’s historic recall election besieged by crises: massive wildfires, a drought forcing water rationing and a resurgent pandemic filling hospitals.

Oddly enough, they all may help Governor Gavin Newsom keep his job.