The Tale of California’s Recall Election

<p>Almost from the moment Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, there were attempts to remove him from office. Initially, a recall election against him seemed highly unlikely — but the pandemic has changed things.</p><p>What is behind the recall effort against Mr. Newsom, and what happens next?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/shawn-hubler?smid=pc-thedaily">Shawn Hubler</a>, a California correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Some 22 million ballots have begun landing in the mailboxes of California voters ahead of the Sept. 14 election.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/newsom-recall-election-voter-guide.html"> Here’s what to know</a> about the recall election.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/us/gavin-newsom-recall.html">Can Mr. Newsom keep his job?</a> The recall vote is expected to come down to whether Democrats can mobilize enough of the state’s enormous base to counteract Republican enthusiasm for the governor’s ouster.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>