There's a recall election on Governor Newsom. In the Voter Information Guide the Proponent's Statement of Reasons is very Republican extremist views just throwing out a bunch of accusations to appeal to the base. In general I think he handled the pandemic well and that's what you want out of a leader during a crisis (glancing askance at our former President). Naturally I'm voting No.

The second part of the ballot are all the candidates for Governor should Newsom be recalled. Let's take a quick look...

Caitlyn Jenner (Republican) - Won Decathlon Gold in the 1976 Olympics. I guess most famous for being part of the Kardashian clan.

Holly L. Baade (Democrat) - I guess runs a spiritual wellness center of some kind.

Heather Collins (Green Party) - Didn't find a campaign page.

Angelyne (No party preference) - Seems more of an opportunity for self-promotion than taking it seriously. But maybe she is serious.

Jacqueline McGowan (Democrat) - Pro-cannabis candidate.

Jenny Rae Le Roux (Republican) - East-coast educated business woman.

Suffice it to say that none of the candidates look serious. Definitely no professional Democrat is running and of the professional Republicans they're all third-tier and would not be in contention in a real Republican gubernatorial race. F if I know who I'm voting for just in case.

I'm thinking this recall election is a way to siphon some campaign funds from Newsom because he has to defend himself at least a little bit and that means he'll have a little less money next year when we have a real election. Come to think of it, I guess no one serious is running since they'd only be in office a year and would have to immediately start campaigning for the general election next year.