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The fact is Larry is part of the oligarchy. THEY wouldn't let him have a platform if he wasn't.

Gavin, Caitlyn, or Larry? Are there any other feasible choices?

I'm voting for Larry unless someone better comes out.

There is no reason to continue the "emergency measures" and reinstate the mask mandates in California other than to force the recall election to be virtual. The deaths from the Wuhan have been falling since early January and are now below the traditional death rate from the flu.

You would think that Gavin Newsome just committed political sucide by pardoning a Clovis killer who buried alive a disabled man https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article253379473.html
-What me worry ? “! The print your own ballot at home
What could possibly go wrong !?!?
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/legislature-authorized-opening-californias-print-your-own-ballot-from-home-program-to-everyone/

Patrick says

It's nice to see them hoist by their own petard.

Spamming the world with ballots works both ways.

?? Seems like you are being uncharacteristically naïve. Mail-Out ballots means that phony preprinted ballots can be dumped into the system to raise the vote count of the desired candidate. Dems just need to be sure they control the vote stations where these preprinted ballots will be dropped off.

Damn, you're right.

When Facebook and Google censor you, don't just remember the Patriot Act and the Iraq War.

Also remember Libertarians of all stripes insisting companies are people and have the right to censor whom they want, and that monopoly-busting is wrong.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/elder-ignores-mainstream-media-in-first-online-press-conferences_3949382.html?utm_source=patrick.net&utm_medium=patrick.net&utm_campaign=patrick.net

Elder Ignores Mainstream Media in First Online Press Conference
Roger L. Simon

August 15, 2021

Who’d a thunk it?

Neither the Los Angeles Times nor Politico (both of whom had multiple reporters) and a host of other mainstream media suspects, including the Associated Press, got to ask a single question Friday at Larry Elder’s first online Zoom press conference for the California gubernatorial recall. ...

If you enjoy seeing MSM stuffed shirts being upended, it was quite a hoot. A reporter from the LAT—I won’t name him out of a courtesy he didn’t seem to have himself—was throwing a tantrum in the Zoom chat room due to his receiving a lack of attention.

And if you sense a pro-Asian bias in all this, you are obviously correct and it was obviously deliberate on the part of the Elder campaign. These seemingly small Asian outlets—considering the size of California’s Asian community, they could be quite big in actuality—were given the only opportunities to ask questions.

And their questions were quite substantive.

It was rather like the reverse of a White House press conference, particularly during the Trump era, when question after question from CNN et al was of the “When did you stop beating your wife?” nature.

Normally I abhor identity politics, but if a major population group in California—Asians are 14.7 percent of the state, while blacks are but 5.8 percent, according to the 2018 census—has been getting the short end of the proverbial stick, it is those Asian-Americans.

This is true in two areas especially—education where they have been the victims of negative discrimination for doing so well in school while being restricted in college admissions, and in the growing issue of street violence where they have been among the groups most subject to attack.

The first of these areas is pretty well known, having been the subject of lawsuits and so forth, but the reality of the second has been largely hidden by the mainstream media because most of this violence is black on Asian.

The MSM, not surprisingly, doesn’t want to talk about that. Elder, uniquely positioned to do so, did, during the press conference and, I would assume, elsewhere. As he put it, nothing changes if you don’t tell the truth.

That the Elder campaign is going strong for the Asian vote is not entirely surprising. For many years the GOP inexplicably ignored this group, which offered a natural opportunity given the number of small business people in that community, but recently have woken up to it, particularly in California’s Orange County where the Republicans had renewed success in the 2020 Congressional election.

The Elder campaign, however, appears to be focusing on Asians to a yet higher degree, giving them priority in this first of what we were told will be several virtual press conferences. (I suspect Hispanics will be next, since polling suggests Larry has growing popularity in that community as well.)

Underscoring the Asian emphasis of this first conference, the host was Wing Ma, a highly-intelligent, longtime conservative activist and writer who worked with me some years ago at PJ Media and is now Elder’s communications director.

The speaker introducing Elder was Betty Chu, the fiery (to say the least) octogenarian former mayor of Monterey Park, a working-class bastion in East Los Angeles.

Elder spoke for fifteen minutes or so and was his usual fluent self, evidencing a solid grasp of the issues confronting the state and—perhaps with the exception of the wild fires, although those now are engulfing most of the West—the country.

First and foremost, as it is for many of us now in the era of critical race theory, was education, not only the erasure of the hideous CRT but the opening up of school choice, which Elder has espoused for many years.

Also, top of his agenda would be a state of emergency to deal with the homeless problem. Elder, since I have been listening to him, has tilted to the libertarian but is now veering pragmatic on this issue because it is so extreme.

He further dealt with the escalating—and rather frightening given the district attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles—California (and nationwide) crime problem. He is for building more prisons rather than letting violent criminals out, a safety-first approach in an increasingly dangerous world.

Elder demonstrated a wide breadth of knowledge, answering the questions in considerable detail. We live in a peculiar time in which the talk show host often has a better command of the issues than most politicians due to the demands of their profession—all those call-ins (Who was more knowledgeable than Rush?).

It is highly unlikely that Gavin Newsom would want to debate Elder, but can Elder win against what will surely be a tsunami of Democratic money already underway? For the Democrats the loss of California would be an unmitigated and completely unanticipated disaster that could have a ripple effect across the country.

I am no Nostradamus (neither was Nostradamus, if you look it up) and, for the moment must go with that guru of gurus, Yogi Berra: “Predictions are difficult—especially about the future.”

But I will certainly be on Elder’s next Zoom press conference (though I will be unlikely to ask a question. It’s far more interesting, not just in the Zen sense, to listen and learn.).

I will, however, bite the bullet—even to constantly wearing a mask while dodging excrement in the streets—and go out at the end of the month for a few days to the state I fled now several years ago, California. I would like to see up close and personal what is happening. But I can’t guarantee I will have any special insights. California, like the story of the elephant felt by a blind man, is so big your results, and fate, depend on where you touch the beast.

Nevertheless, although it’s been a while, I still want to believe I can find my way around, at least in LA. More then.

Larry Elder is a contributor to The Epoch Times.

Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

I mailed in my ballot today. I hope it is counted correctly.

Of course I voted for the recall of Newscum.

I voted for Larry Elder on the sole consideration that he is against jab mandates and masks. That's all I need for now, someone for basic human rights.

I think the chances are decent that he will be recalled - especially now with schools closing again and not doing in person teaching. A lot of families are pissed - regardless of political party. Newsom is unable to control the unions, showing yet again that he cannot lead and will bow to union pressure. Let's face it - he is just plain incompetent.

Schools that "could" open are doing as much as they can to "not open." Part of it is the testing requirements (since anyone under 12 still cannot be jabbed).
So, there is a huge bureaucratic mess getting testing setup, figuring out which kids need to quarantine, etc... They could have figured this out earlier but deliberately did nothing.

Amazing how CA doesn't care at all "about the children" - especially when teachers go on strike for more money but say "this is for the children!" Liars.

Even state colleges are delaying or doing remote (Stanislaus State for one).

And yet most other states are dealing the situation just fine.

krc says

Let's face it - he is just plain incompetent.

Never attribute to incompetence that which is evil.

Patrick says

Onvacation says

Anyone voting for Caitlyn? Why?

I would never vote for Bruce, because he is obviously severely mentally ill.

Well, Bruce might be mentally ill, but Newsome sent sick people to nursing homes just to kill older people in nursing homes.

OK, let's compromise on Larry Elder. We can still get rid of Newsom that way, and then no more jab mandates either.

Patrick says

Larry Elder

Is there any other viable choice?

Patrick says

OK, let's compromise on Larry Elder. We can still get rid of Newsom that way, and then no more jab mandates either.

Agree, the point about him supporting the Bush war is troubling (that I found out from this discussion) but he seems to be the better candidate to throw his hat into the ring so far. I don’t think we’d be so lucky as to get a Desantis like individual to run and be successfully elected in our state unfortunately.

Patrick says

OK, let's compromise on Larry Elder. We can still get rid of Newsom that way, and then no more jab mandates either.

The time to elect a FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR of California is NOW, NOW, NOW! Let's make history toghether!

The most important thing right now is ending the jab mandates.

What will happen is once the initial votes are tallied and Newsome is losing, they will simply take the "All Voters" ballots that didn't vote, and vote just enough of them for Newsome to win out of any reasonable mandatory recount (if applicable) percentage.

The RONN (Religion of No Name) don't believe in the afterlife or Karma, and have no disincentive whatsoever, not even guilt, to rig the election. The Golden World of Matriarchy/Transhumanism/ Genderqueer Pansexual Peace is just around the corner.

MisdemeanorRebellionNoCoupForYou says

What will happen is once the initial votes are tallied and Newsome is losing, they will simply take the "All Voters" ballots that didn't vote, and vote just enough of them for Newsome to win out of any reasonable mandatory recount (if applicable) percentage.

We absolutely must get in-person voting with repeated local manual counting by different parties.

Who are you guys voting for?

For me its clear....Kevin Paffrath!

Kevin Paffrath for governor!

No State Income Tax on the first $250,000 of Income.

https://www.meetkevin.com/

HunterTits says

I voted. But my signature is really sloppy now since I hardly write it out anymore.

I bet it won't match and get thrown out by a 'suddenly concerned' Registrar of Voters carefully scrutinizing such things.

They are supposed to contact you and give an opportunity to fix the issue, iirc.

https://twitter.com/_Mrtdogg/status/1428354732062502925

2 women caught on camera stealing CA Gov. Recall Election ballots out of apartment mailboxes using a USPS master key to open the entire mail box at once. This was in Valley Village earlier this week. Another man was caught with hundreds of ballots in Torrance as well.

I wonder if the inclusion of a stupid "sample ballot" was just a way to get a lot of people to throw away their vote to recall.

If you don't look carefully, you might return the sample ballot instead of the real one.

Pay attention to the holes in the envelope: it's been reported that in some cases the vote for recall may be visible through the hole. I checked my envelope and it is not visible, but I also saw video of people showing how their envelope allows to see it through the hole.

At this point, what difference does it make?

Onvacation says

At this point, what difference does it make?

Nothing except the warm and fuzzy feeling that everything was done right at my end.

Bitcoin says

Kevin Paffrath for governor!

No State Income Tax on the first $250,000 of Income.

https://www.meetkevin.com/

I saw that as well. Would certainly change things for me. I liked a fair number of his ideas. I can’t say that I trust him to make any of that happen though. I give him decent odds anyway because he’s the only democrat on the ballot with even a smidge of name recognition. If the Republicans can’t pull out a winner, it might go to a second tier Democrat like Kevin.
Seems like a good reason to consolidate our votes behind Larry Elder.

I signed the back of the envelope, but can't remember if I wrote my address on the back of the envelope. Is that required?

Patrick says

I signed the back of the envelope, but can't remember if I wrote my address on the back of the envelope. Is that required?

You be the judge:

Huh, mine did definitely did not have that note, but I'm in San Mateo County.

Patrick says

Huh, mine did definitely did not have that note, but I'm in San Mateo County.

Call them and ask. If it's required they should offer you a way to remedy the situation.

Good idea.

I emailed them at registrar@smcacre.org

If I get no answer in a few days, I'll call them at 650 312 5222

Onvacation says

Patrick says

Larry Elder

Is there any other viable choice?

Kevin kiley, but he’s too nice sometimes.

Fortwaynemobile says

Onvacation says

Patrick says

Larry Elder

Is there any other viable choice?

Kevin kiley, but he’s too nice sometimes.

James Gallagher would be good too, but I don’t think he’s thrown his hat into the ring.

Patrick says

Good idea.

I emailed them at registrar@smcacre.org

If I get no answer in a few days, I'll call them at 650 312 5222

Hey, I got an answer!

Dear Patrick,

Thank you for contacting us. There will be no problem with your ballot if you only signed your envelope and missed writing your name and address on it. Your signature will allow us to locate your record. You can track your ballot at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Carolina D.
San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division
40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650.312.5222
www.shapethefuture.org www.registertovote.ca.gov follow us on twitter: @smcvote

But then if you try https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/ with Google domains blocked, you see that that government site is attempting to shovel your personal information to Google.

Patrick says

But then if you try https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/ with Google domains blocked, you see that that government site is attempting to shovel your personal information to Google.

Cocksuckers!

Lol, they don't even try to make sense anymore.