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16. But wouldn't voting "NO" on Question 1 only with no vote for anyone on...

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 18, 2021, 12:29 PM

Aug 2021

on Question 2, give Newsom a majority of the total vote as voting "NO" only is actually a vote for Newsom?

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Official DNC position on question 2 on the recall ballot [View all] wryter2000 Aug 2021 OP

Seems like a poor reccomendation. Salviati Aug 2021 #1

Exactly. It is a stupid recommendation. There are plenty of alternative Democratic candidates JohnSJ Aug 2021 #2

Are there? wryter2000 Aug 2021 #4

Yes, I will list them JohnSJ Aug 2021 #6

But wouldn't voting "NO" on Question 1 only with no vote for anyone on... brush Aug 2021 #16

Not sure wryter2000 Aug 2021 #20

they are separate, if he loses the yes no the person with the most votes wins even if that is Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #37

Thanks for this, I am a little pissed the party is not TELLING us who to vote for, quite frankly Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #38

The title of the OP is the DNC position..."No" on Question 1 only. brush Aug 2021 #39

And that makes no sense to me, at all Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #40

The worse Dems are ten times better than any republican. Take that to the bank. brush Aug 2021 #41

Exactly, so why dont they just recommend one? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #42

Sorry, I'll never go along with this republican, ginned-up recall. My vote is for the... brush Aug 2021 #44

OK, I get the emotion, I dont get the logic. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #45

I see it the other way. If we vote "No" and that's it, Newsom will get a majority... brush Aug 2021 #46

but that is not it. What if he loses the question of recall and IS recalled, you will then Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #48

A vote of "No" is a vote not to recall the governor. brush Aug 2021 #49

Wait, you do understand you can vote NO and select someone IN CASE he is recalled, right? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #51

Of course. I'm with the DNC on this. But you do what you want to do. brush Aug 2021 #52

It did seem a bit odd to me wryter2000 Aug 2021 #3

I'd go off script if I were you. Salviati Aug 2021 #5

Actually Schwarzenegger was quite bad. He put our state in bad financial situation, and make JohnSJ Aug 2021 #8

I know wryter2000 Aug 2021 #22

On that basis, yes JohnSJ Aug 2021 #23

Is there a best option? Retrograde Aug 2021 #34

Looking at my ballot now, I count 9 Dem candidates. chia Aug 2021 #7

I voted NO, and Paffrath as the alternative, not because he is great, but because he is polling JohnSJ Aug 2021 #9

I'm sitting here with my NO vote filled in, and trying to figure out what to do. Very conflicting chia Aug 2021 #11

I wouldn't agonize over it too much, because if NO prevails, the rest is irrelevant JohnSJ Aug 2021 #13

There was a time I'd have thought the NO would be a slam dunk, but then there also was a time chia Aug 2021 #15

Wouldn't just voting "NO" on Question 1, a vote for Newsom, help give him... brush Aug 2021 #19

Yes it would, but there's a worry CA Democrats are too complacent and the GOP too fired up chia Aug 2021 #30

Paffrath has some real bad ideas, but I guess he is leading so you vote for him, I guess Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #43

NO, I won't be voting for Paffrath, you can add Epoch Times to his list of very bad things... chia Aug 2021 #47

But in your scenario you will not have voted for Governor of your state, and you could have. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #50

I haven't put the ballot in the envelope yet. I'll keep looking for a least worst that's better than chia Aug 2021 #53

MY thought is even if he stinks but is better than any con, then voting for him makes sense Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #56

A real estate broker with no government experience? Retrograde Aug 2021 #35

Hope for the best that the suit succeeds to stop this repug power grab of a recall. brush Aug 2021 #10

When did they file suit? wryter2000 Aug 2021 #25

I think the suit was just filed last week. Filing it weeks/months ago would've... brush Aug 2021 #26

Do you have a link? I can't confirm. vanlassie Aug 2021 #12

My vote is no on the recall question then write-in Gavin Newsom as to who should replace him. Not LoisB Aug 2021 #14

So apparentlyu that will not be counted because a vote no on recall is already considered a vote for ColinC Aug 2021 #18

Thank you for that information. I did not know that. LoisB Aug 2021 #31

Yeah but I'm thinking of the lawsuit goes the right way, the rules could change and the write one fo ColinC Aug 2021 #32

I worte in Villaragosa in case the recall succeeds and he files the papers to run ColinC Aug 2021 #17

Yes. Newsom can get 49.9% of the vote and still lose to someone with 15%. brush Aug 2021 #21

I doibt they can invalidate the vote. But if they don't make a decision soon, it would could be very ColinC Aug 2021 #24

Ugh! catchnrelease Aug 2021 #54

I only like him because I feel he single handedly revamped public transportation. ColinC Aug 2021 #57

Democrats NOT voting on the second part is a republican wet dream Brother Buzz Aug 2021 #27

Never heard of them wryter2000 Aug 2021 #28

All I could find catchnrelease Aug 2021 #55

Just say "no." Auggie Aug 2021 #29

"Women know less than men about political issues.... " Larry Elder quote IcyPeas Aug 2021 #33

Stephanie Miller says wryter2000 Aug 2021 #36