I am reading the pamphlets that accompany my ballot for this recall election.
I will be voting no on the recall, which I believe is an attempt by the Repugs to grab power in this state.
In fact, reading the statements of candidates who identify as Republican, I am seeing an almost closed phalanx of people who want to bring "Christian values" to the state's government. I read this as a codeword for MAGA loyalty.
But a recall election like this has an interesting wrinkle. The ballot has two questions. One is "recall y/n?"
The other is "favored alternate?"
I count 42 contenders for office should Newsom get recalled. I am certainly not going to vote for a Republican, since NOT ONE of them has distanced himself (Caitlin gets a different pronoun out of respect, but stands zero chance of getting my vote even though I identify as LGBTetc) from the orange satan.
The only viable candidate in the political center I see is Brandon M. Ross. He has my vote provisionally. I am asking the non-MAGA old guard in this subforum -
Do you have a reason I should choose another? Holly Baade tells us nothing about herself, so (penalty buzzer). Joel Ventresca (which is the name of a wonderful food) calls himself a Berniecrat, so a) too far to the left for me, and b) I doubt he will be able to lead because of that, without abandoning his stated politics. The remainder are fringies focusing on cannabis or the film industry, or stuff.
I welcome any opinions or rebuttals from all y'all.
