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Reprint. Court Rules Efforts To Recall Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Can Proceed.

Original article can be found here.

 

An effort to recall Governor Gretchen Whitmer can proceed, but it’ll be an uphill climb to get enough signatures to get the recall effort on the ballot.

The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers unanimously approved the petition language Monday.

Albion resident Chad Baase is behind the petition.

He’s pushing to recall Governor Whitmer because of an executive order she signed in March that had temporally suspended non-essential businesses and activities. The petition lists eight other executive orders signed during the COVID-19 pandemic that Baase says are illegal.

Baase’s group, the Committee to Recall Governor Gretchen Whitmer, only has 60 days to collect 1 million signatures to get the recall effort on the ballot.

Whitmer’s campaign team called the petition a, “baseless partisan attack,” and said in a statement that she’ll fight the petition aggressively while, “staying focused on protecting Michigan families from the spread of COVID-19.”

 

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Will this be the Savior of the Republican Party in California? Or the next Arnold?

Will this be the Savior of the Republican Party in California? Or the next Arnold? Can the only Republican mayor of a major city save the California Republican party? And save the state from the economic and Covid mess Newsom created?

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Monday established a political committee to begin raising money for a possible run for governor, kicking off what could be a tumultuous year in California politics as Gov. Gavin Newsom faces the threat of a recall election.

A Republican hasn’t won a statewide election in the heavily Democratic state since 2006, and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by nearly 2-to-1. But a recall election could attract dozens of candidates who would cut up the vote and lower the percentage needed to win, a scenario that could provide an opening for a Republican candidate in the Democratic-dominated state.