The Trump factor: Newsom spotlights former president in California gubernatorial recall election
Fox News
He’s not on the ballot in the California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, but former President Trump’s front and center as the embattled Democratic governor fights to save his job steering the Golden State.
The governor and his political team for months have framed the recall drive against him as an effort by the far right, Trump supporters, national Republicans and conservative media to oust him. So it’s no surprise that over the past month Newsom and his allies have been regularly blasting conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, who’s become the clear front runner according to public opinion polls among the nearly 50 replacement gubernatorial candidates on the ballot. Newsom and his team have sent out press releases, fundraising emails, social media posts and indirectly targeted Elder in ads, highlighting his opposition to having any minimum wage, his downplaying of climate change and the nation’s issues with racial inequity, his controversial comments about women -- and tying him to Trump.More Related News