California Recall Election

The Charter School Industry Buys Itself A Governor

Supporters of privatizing education are already reaping the rewards of financing the campaign against the Republican recall of Gavin Newsom.

“A few wealthy individuals and corporations have bought up our private sector and now they’re buying up the government. Campaign finance reform is the most important issue facing us today because it impacts all the others.”

- Sen. Bernie Sanders

The 2018 election of Gavin Newsom was the latest in a long line of defeats for Republicans in California. The state was once reliably red but the party has not won a statewide race since 2006.

Unable to win over the voters, California Republicans have sought to disrupt the system by abusing the recall process. On March 15, 2019, notices of recall were filed against all seven of the top elected officials in the state just a couple of months after they were sworn into office. This included the first of six recall attempts against Gavin Newsom. Five of them failed.