Conservative radio host Larry Elder has entered the California gubernatorial recall race against Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Elder, 69, an attorney who is a frequent Fox News guest, announced his candidacy on Monday. On his newly created campaign website, Elder declared that he’s running “because the decline of California isn’t the fault of its people,” rather, he put that blame on “our government.”
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He also discussed it on his radio program, which is heard in all 50 states on more than 300 stations, and revealed he was originally reluctant to enter the race because of how overwhelmingly blue the state is in statewide elections.
“Months ago, I was approached to run for governor by Dennis Prager because people asked him to ask me, they know how much I respect Dennis and how influential Dennis has been in my life and my career, and I said Dennis, thank you for that. But, hell no. I said, ‘I think this state is ungovernable,'” he said. “The Democrats enjoy supermajorities in the Senate, supermajorities in the Assembly, so Republicans need not show up for work.”
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“I think this is a race between Gavin Newsom and me. I don’t think about the other candidates,” Elder told the Associated Press, adding, “I know it’s a long shot.”
In early July, Democratic Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced voters can decide whether or not to oust Newsom on Sept. 14 after state authorities made the determination that recall organizers obtained enough valid signatures. Days earlier, Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office confirmed that there were 1,719,900 verified signers, well above the roughly 1.5 million needed to move forward with the recount.
The recall campaign began in June 2020 in response to Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The field of Republican candidates vying to boot Newsom out of Sacramento is growing. Republican state Rep. Kevin Kiley announced his bid for governor this week, pitting him against Caitlyn Jenner, former gubernatorial candidate John Cox, and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer.
Newsom will not be listed as a Democrat on the recall ballot after he failed to meet a deadline to register his party affiliation, a judge ruled on Monday.
