John Cox hosts a popular rally in San Diego on the opening night of the campaign in 2018.
As the countersignatures to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) approach the threshold, Newsom is likely to become one of the few governors in California history to have a successful recall process initiated. On Monday (Feb. 8), John Cox, a wealthy San Diego businessman who was endorsed by former President Trump, officially announced his second run for governor of California.
As of Feb. 4, the “Recall Gavin 2020” campaign has collected more than 1.4 million signatures, and will be successful if it collects nearly 1.5 million valid voter signatures by March 17. The volunteers had previously set a record of collecting 100,000 signatures in a week, and the promoters have therefore raised their goal to collect 1.8 million voter signatures by March 10 to ensure enough valid signatures.
Ms. Liu, a volunteer, said that the recall of Newsom is entering the final sprint and the chances of winning are getting better and better. Once the collection of signatures is successful, California voters can move up the election that was supposed to take place in 2020 and vote to re-elect the governor this year.
At that Time, the voting process is divided into two parts, the first of which is that voters must first choose whether to agree to recall Newsom. If a majority of people vote in favor of the recall, the second step is to elect a new governor on the ballot, and the one with the most votes will eventually win.
Cox’s announcement of his candidacy at this time signals that he will also be one of the candidates for replacement governor once the special recall election is held as scheduled. Even if it doesn’t go as expected, he will continue to challenge Newsom, who is seeking re-election in 2022, for the California governor’s seat.
Two San Diego Republicans announce their candidacies
When he ran for governor in 2018, Cox had received multiple endorsements from President Trump and eventually made it to the runoff, making him Newsom’s strongest competitor. During the campaign, he repeatedly attacked that instead of enjoying the affordable high quality of Life they aspire to under Democratic leadership, Californians are plagued by high taxes, high crime rates, high housing prices, and high Education funding.
Although Cox received only 38.1 percent of the vote in the 2018 midterm elections (a difference of 2.98 million votes from Newsom), Cox said in an interview with FOXNEWS last September that the 2022 election is still worth fighting. He noted that a quarter of California’s 21 million voters are registered as unaffiliated, and they are the key to turning things around.
He also noted on the show that California’s high housing prices and taxes have become particularly acute during the Epidemic, with large numbers of people losing their jobs and schools and businesses being forced to close, leaving people struggling to make ends meet. At the same time, he also criticized Newsom’s poor management of the forest, which led to fires and loss of life and property.
With the success of the “Recall Newsom” campaign in sight, Cox also kicked off his second challenge for California governor with a 30-second campaign ad on Monday. In the ad, Cox says, “I’m a businessman, not a politician,” and “It’s time to start over.
In the video, Cox criticizes the political views of his main Republican opponent, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, as being twin to the policies of Democratic Governor Newsom. The TV ad also mentions the deterioration of real estate transactions in San Diego and Newsom’s double standard of asking people to stay Home during the epidemic while he dined with friends at fancy restaurants.
Cox then said, “Enough is enough,” questioning the judgment and ability of his two opponents. Cox promised that if elected, he would work to reduce housing costs and provide new jobs.
Faulkner, a Republican and former mayor of San Diego, was the first to announce his candidacy for the governor’s office on February 2. In his campaign ad, Faulkner denounced Newsom’s double standard on epidemic prevention, California’s high tax burden and the serious homelessness problem.
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