Posted on 02/13/2021 4:41:10 AM PST by Libloather
California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis spoke out Thursday against efforts to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, warning that members of the Democratic Party should stay off the ballot if a recall vote occurs.
Newsom’s opponents have gathered more than 1.4 million petition signatures ahead of the mid-March deadline, just short of the roughly 1.5 million signatures required to force a recall election. As California’s second-highest executive officer, Kounalakis would be required to set a date for the election if the petition surpasses the threshold.
While a rocky vaccine rollout, strict pandemic-related lockdown orders, and a restrictive business environment have hurt Newsom’s base of support in California, Kounalakis said she "cannot understate how hard he has worked to do his best for the people of California under very difficult circumstances." If Newsom is recalled, Kounalakis said she does not intend to enter the race.
"Governor Newsom does not deserve to be recalled. And I think it would be shameful for any Democrat to put their name on the ballot to replace them, myself included," Kounalakis said in a statement to Fox News. "The focus of the Governor, and everyone in elected office right now, should be on vaccinations, getting kids back to school, and people back to work."
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Agree. Dems should sit this out and just have a Trump guy replace him.
Trump should run for Governor of Mexifornia. What do you have to lose?
:: I think it would be shameful for any Democrat to put their name on the ballot to replace them, myself included ::
What happens to Kookoolanis in the interim?
To Eleni Kounalakis: Where is the $1.4 billion Newsom stole back in April 2020? He said he was buying 200,000 masks a month from a chinese BUS company. None have shown up.
Meanwhile hundreds of millions are made right here in the USA.
Maybe Trump should run for it.
Poor Eleni feels triggered. She must be worrying she is next on the list.
So dont run.
Not entirely. He enthusiasticly (sp?) supported the French Laundry — taking supporters there to celebrate whilst telling the proles to stay home.
Look Kooky girl — he’s being recalled because he is a self-centered, elitist Ahole. It is only a byproduct of that personality type that he acted “irrationally” about the Wuhan flu. His goal was to be powerful, that is what s-c,E,A-holes do. Reflexively.
Maybe Trump should run for it.
Yeah because he did so well in California vs. Biden.
A typical Greek democrat.
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