Have a recall process, especially as easy as California does. California between the ease of the propositions access, recalls, etc, show the downside of a direct democracy.

That meant we were stuck with Tim Pawlenty, a folksier version of DeSantis, for eight years.

Twenty states allow for gubernatorial recall. Some states, such as Louisiana and Michigan, provide for the recall of any elected public officeholder, with the exception of judges of courts of record, in their state constitutions.[1] Some states only allow a recall vote to proceed for specific grounds. For instance, the Kansas Constitution allows the recall of local and state officials in an elected office, with the exception of judicial officers. However, the grounds for a recall are: conviction of a felony, misconduct in office, or failure to perform duties as prescribed by law

Not to say that Abbott, DeSantis and Noem's behavior hasn't been crazy and not in most people's best interest but doubt that there is enough Dem support there to mount a successful recall in those states. At the point you get everyone all hot and bothered, you better make it a win or you look foolish in a special election.

Voters in that state ultimately gave him the boot in a more conventional manner.

Because of Covid they didn’t have many people gathering signatures, and prioritized the Southeast Valley for their drive up signature gathering. And the organizers got upset whenever people asked about more options.
I would have loved to sign, but not if I had to drive an hour to do it during my work day.

D's aren't nearly as purely partisan posturing prone (PPPP)
such as just name-calling an R "fascist" then basing an entire recall on an echo-chamber media frenzy stirring without substantiation.
The petition form I read by the partisan hacks contained no substantiated complaints. Just labeling Newsom as a "socialist", "failure" to i instantaneously solve public health problems the R's exacerbated, then point blame that the D didn't solve it all overnight. Whining about the lockdowns, despite it's largely agreed necessity and compliance.
Dem's aren't prone to just play mudslinging games with expensive processes... yet the R is supposed to be the "fiscally responsible" party? Things that make ya' go, HMMM.

I think the timing might be good in TX and FL.

If nothing else, the recall will bloody them up (politically) and weaken any attempted run for the WH.