In a tentative ruling, judge say Gov. Gavin Newsom can refer to backers of his recall as 'Republicans and Trump supporters' in voter guide.
A Sacramento judge tentatively decided Wednesday to reject a lawsuit by recall leaders challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s description of them as “Republicans and Trump supporters.”
“As persuasively demonstrated by Governor Newsom,” wrote Sacramento Superior Court Judge Laurie Earl, “the recall effort was clearly spearheaded by Republicans.”that Newsom’s arguments for the official voter information guide for the Sept. 14 election were false and misleading and should be stricken. They argued that many of their supporters were not Republicans.
“The Court has no doubt that not all recall supporters are Republicans,” wrote Earl, who was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “But the challenged arguments do not state or imply that they are.”Newsom and his allies raise tens of millions more than recall backers and GOP candidatesThe lawsuit noted nearly half the candidates who want to replace Newsom are not Republican, a point that Earl said did not mean that Newsom’s arguments were inaccurate.
“The fact that some of the candidates running to replace Newsom are not Republican does not demonstrate that these statements are false or misleading in any way, much less that they are outright falsehoods or objectively untrue,” she wrote. Opponents of Newsom gathered enough signatures to force the recall vote. A poll last month found that
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