Billionaire Steyer Says He Has No Plans to Run in California Recall Election [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Tom Steyer, the billionaire Democrat who sought the party’s presidential nomination last year, said he has no plans to challenge California Governor Gavin Newsom in what’s likely to be a recall election later this year.
“I have no plans to run for governor,” Steyer said in an interview on Bloomberg TV Wednesday. “I am opposed to the recall. I think that it’s a Republican attack on a Democratic governor.”
Supporters of the recall effort say they have submitted more than 2 million signatures, more than enough to force an election if they’re verified as legitimate. Newsom, a Democrat in his first term, has seen a backlash against his coronavirus policies, mostly surrounding the state’s lockdown and mask-wearing mandates. The state, which has seen its virus case levels drop recently, is only now beginning to reopen some businesses, including theme parks, bars and sports stadiums.
A poll released this week by the Public Policy Institute of California showed 56% of likely voters would vote against the recall, with support for Newsom split along party lines.
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