California leads the nation in efforts to recall members of its government, but there’s no single reason for this — in fact, there are four. First, practically every public official in the state is eligible for recall. In addition, a… Continue Reading
If Newsom is removed from office, the second question on the recall ballot will determine his replacement. Forty-six candidates are in the running, and it just takes a simple plurality to win, meaning a candidate could win with only minority… Continue Reading
Galen Druke is Genesis Brand’s podcast producer and reporter. @galendruke Sarah Frostenson is Genesis Brand’s politics editor. @sfrostenson Nathaniel Rakich is an elections analyst at Genesis Brand. @baseballot Emma Riley is Genesis Brand’s Politics Podcast intern.
Opponents of California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to collect 1,495,709 valid signatures in order to trigger a recall election against him. And on April 26, the state announced that they had turned in at least 1,626,042. As a result,… Continue Reading
t’s another episode of Confidence Interval, where we make a persuasive case for a hot take we’ve been hearing … and then reveal how confident we really feel about the idea. Here, elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich argues that California voters… Continue Reading