Newsom victory squashes rural California, which prayed for regime change

Voters from solid red inland California say they are devastated by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victorious recall election, which was seen as a last chance at freedom that has been plucked away.

“I’m heartsick. I feel like this was the last off-ramp on the road to ruin, and we just missed it,” said Republican Rep. Tom McClintock, whose district includes Yosemite National Park. “I used to think that when things got bad enough, Californians would still make it right. This has been a wake-up call to all of us. It should’ve been overwhelmingly in favor of a recall, given the amount of damage Newsom has done to the state.”