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Californians are voting with their feet and moving

By Cal Thomas

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press after visiting with students at Melrose Leadership Academy, a TK-8 school in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, one day after defeating a Republican-led recall effort. (AP Photo/Nick Otto)

California Democrats seek to tighten ‘flawed’ recall system after Newsom avoids ouster

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The rare, late-summer election, which challenged California Governor Gavin Newsom, has emerged as a national battlefront on issues from COVID-19 restrictions to climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

GOP’s Elder concedes California recall, hints: ‘Stay tuned’

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall attempt that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democrats tout California recall defeat as win for Biden, loss for Trump

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally ahead of the California gubernatorial recall election Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Trump: Newsom will ‘probably win’ California recall thanks to ‘rigged voting’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the premiere of the Hulu documentary "Hillary" in New York on March 4, 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Hillary Clinton touts Gavin Newsom, warns of ‘dangerous Trump follower’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to volunteers in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Newsom is coming to an end. Voting concludes Tuesday in the rare, late-summer election that has emerged as a national battlefront on issues from COVID-19 restrictions to climate change. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Gavin Newsom survives recall election in California

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a get out the vote rally for Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., at Long Beach City College, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif., as Gavin faces a recall election on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden warns California voters: Donald Trump is on the ballot in recall election

By Valerie Richardson and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2021, file photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to a question while meeting with reporters after casting his recall ballot at a voting center in Sacramento, Calif. The last day to vote in the recall election is Tuesday Sept. 14. A majority of voters must mark &quot;no&quot; on the recall to keep Newsom in office. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Think of the children: Recall Newsom

By Deroy Murdock

Vice President Kamala Harris joins California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a rally against the California gubernatorial recall election on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in San Leandro, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) ** FILE **

Biden campaigns in California while American lives are at risk

By David N. Bossie

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a rally at St. Mary's Center in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The last day to vote in the recall election is Tuesday, Sept. 14. A majority of voters must mark "no" on the recall to keep Newsom in office. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group via AP)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plays Trump card in fight against recall

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to a question while meeting with reporters after casting his recall ballot at a voting center in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. The last day to vote in the recall election is Tuesday Sept. 14. A majority of voters must mark &quot;no&quot; on the recall to keep Newsom in office. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Newsom, GOP rivals seek votes in recall’s final weekend

By Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before Vice President Kamala Harris during an event at the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in San Leandro, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Biden to campaign with Newsom ahead of California recall vote

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event for California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in San Leandro, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kamala Harris stumps for Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, blames GOP for recall effort

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Recall of Gavin Newsom Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Things are bad in California and seem to be getting worse for Gov. Newsom

By Scott Walker

FILE - In this April 1, 2021, file photo, Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles. The recall election that cuIminates on Sept. 14 was largely driven by frustration with Newsom's sweeping coronavirus orders that closed schools, businesses and in turn, cost millions of jobs. In a television ad this week, Newsom's campaign blasted his Republican rivals as anti-vaxers, however the top GOP candidates, Larry, Elder, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and John Cox all say they have been vaccinated against the virus and none has flatly said the vaccines are dangerous. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Gavin Newsom calls GOP recall rivals ‘anti-vax,’ but are they?

By Kathleen Ronayne and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

In this July 26, 2021, photo Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a face mask while speaking at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder has emerged as the top contender for those who are looking to unseat Newsom in the Sept. 14th recall election. Elder, who is running to replace Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election, says he would erase state vaccine and mask mandates, is critical of gun control, opposes the minimum wage and disputes the notion of systemic racism in America. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

Fact-check dings Newsom anti-recall camp for ‘misleading’ vaccine ad

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A tree flares up as firefighters continue to battle the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. A huge firefighting force gathered Tuesday to defend Lake Tahoe from the raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of California communities on the south end of the alpine resort and put others across the state line in Nevada on notice to be ready to flee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California wildfires fan recall flames as Newsom accused of mismanaging forests

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks over Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Boulder Creek, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

‘Windfall’: Gov. Newsom sells Marin County mansion for $5.9 million

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In a photo provided by Kevin Paffrath, Kevin Paffrath smiles for a selfie in front of the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Friday, July 16, 2021. The 29-year-old YouTuber is one of the Democrats running in the recall against California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Paffrath's videos typically touch on real estate and investment advice, and he's never held public office. (Kevin Paffrath via AP)

Rising Democrat candidate Kevin Paffrath creates recall headaches for Gavin Newsom

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times