So here's my theory on why they're telling people to leave the second question blank: Elder will absolutely lose in 2022, whereas a Democrat who wins might get re-elected in 2022, and they don't want it to be an un-approved-by-the-party-establishment candidate, and they're willing to let California be run by a Republican for an entire year and change during a pandemic because they're a bunch of incompetent fuckers who couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag with a map, a compass, and two knowledgeable Boy Scouts.
This is TERRIBLE strategy. I'm not a Californian and I'm not a strategist, but telling people not to vote on the second question is a grotesque move, one that could result in people dying. The halfway reasonable move would have been to have Eleni Kounalakis file to run as the official recall candidate: if 50.01% of Californians want to jettison Newsom, then the obvious replacement to offer is his lieutenant governor, who would take over if tomorrow he got run over by a bus, and "vote 'no' on the recall, then vote for the current lieutenant governor" (assuming that's allowed) would be the obvious ninja move.
(It looks like she'd be allowed. According to this FAQ I found, replacement candidates "must meet legal qualifications and requirements to run for the office of Governor. A candidate must: be a U.S. citizen; be a California registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time nomination papers are issued; not have been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes; and not have served two terms in the office since November 6, 1990. (Cal. Const., art V, § 2; Elec. Code, §§ 20, 201)" -- there's nothing here saying that you cannot file to run as a replacement candidate while serving as Lt. Governor.
I read somewhere that the plan is that if he polls badly, to pressure Newsom to resign, allowing the Lt. Governor to take over and rendering the recall moot. He's sure polling pretty fucking badly!!!
Dear California: YOUR SYSTEM IS BATSHIT. Dear California Democratic Party: DEAR GOD WHY ARE YOU SO INCOMPETENT. Dear People of California: You should vote no on the recall, and vote for whichever Democrat appears to have the most traction on Q2, and SHAME on the party leadership for trying to convince you to put yourselves in the hands of any fucking Republican right now of all times.
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Date: 2021-08-11 02:44 am (UTC)This is TERRIBLE strategy. I'm not a Californian and I'm not a strategist, but telling people not to vote on the second question is a grotesque move, one that could result in people dying. The halfway reasonable move would have been to have Eleni Kounalakis file to run as the official recall candidate: if 50.01% of Californians want to jettison Newsom, then the obvious replacement to offer is his lieutenant governor, who would take over if tomorrow he got run over by a bus, and "vote 'no' on the recall, then vote for the current lieutenant governor" (assuming that's allowed) would be the obvious ninja move.
(It looks like she'd be allowed. According to this FAQ I found, replacement candidates "must meet legal qualifications and requirements to run for the office of Governor. A candidate must: be a U.S. citizen; be a California registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time nomination papers are issued; not have been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes; and not have served two terms in the office since November 6, 1990. (Cal. Const., art V, § 2; Elec. Code, §§ 20, 201)" -- there's nothing here saying that you cannot file to run as a replacement candidate while serving as Lt. Governor.
I read somewhere that the plan is that if he polls badly, to pressure Newsom to resign, allowing the Lt. Governor to take over and rendering the recall moot. He's sure polling pretty fucking badly!!!
Dear California: YOUR SYSTEM IS BATSHIT. Dear California Democratic Party: DEAR GOD WHY ARE YOU SO INCOMPETENT. Dear People of California: You should vote no on the recall, and vote for whichever Democrat appears to have the most traction on Q2, and SHAME on the party leadership for trying to convince you to put yourselves in the hands of any fucking Republican right now of all times.