Things are going well so far in California. More than half the votes thus far recorded are from Democrats. About a quarter are from Republicans. (LA Times, Sep 8). 538 now has Newsom ahead by 12+ points. The odds on Predictit are 9-1 that Newsom survives.
Claims by Fox and Trump that the election is “rigged” are unbelievable, yet some MAGA zealots do believe them, or at repeat them. The result of that will probably be to demoralize and suppress their own vote. If the “rigged” lie doesn’t do it, the polling will. The “rigged” lie itself reveals that the far right fears the fight is lost.
Here are the headlines today at the LA Times website. All of these are the first things you see:
Frenemies no more. Harris stumps for Newsom as the Californians’ political interests align
Larry Elder cuts short Venice homeless encampment tour after hostile reception
Why no one wants to talk about this hot-button election tool in the California recall
Democrats optimistic ahead of recall election; GOP divided over its front-runner
Review: Larry Elder complained we’d never reviewed his books. So we did, like it or not
It’s never over till it’s over. But the signs are positive.