What Next: California's Recall Nightmare

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🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With just a month left, the California recall election is looking a little too close for comfort for Democrats. Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is doing alright at the moment, but because of the way California conducts its recalls, if more than 50% of voters vote to oust Newsom, he loses his office, and whichever candidate garners even a small plurality of votes becomes his replacement. How likely is it that California swears in a new executive next month? And how would the state fare under potential new leadership? Guest: Guy Marzorati, politics and government reporter for KQED. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've entered the Rick and Morty multiverse so many times at all for
0:04.4	that I don't know whether I'm Rick, Morty.
0:07.3	Oh, myself.
0:08.5	Am I Rick?
0:09.6	Am I Morty?
0:10.7	Am I me?
0:11.9	Am I Rick?
0:12.8	Am I Morty?
0:13.9	Am I me?
0:15.2	I don't know.
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0:31.2	So Guy, one month from now, what are the odds you think that you're going to have a new
0:36.2	governor in California?
0:38.4	I think the odds are still in our current governor's favor to keep his job.
0:45.0	But at this point, the recall race is a whole lot closer than I think we ever thought it would be.
0:54.2	Guy Marzarati covers politics for public radio station KQED.
0:58.8	Closer than Gavin Newsom would like.
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