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Gavin Newsom, the Democrat governor of California, is presently facing a recall election. The recall election comes after a series of events that frustrated millions of California residents.

For starters is the reality that homelessness, crime, and living costs are all major issues for California residents. Furthermore, high taxes and burdensome regulations make doing business quite a hassle in the Golden State.

All of this comes on top of news about possible water restrictions to come for Californians; the final nail in the coffin, however, is the reality that Newsom imposed strict coronavirus edicts for his state and then violated these edicts multiple times.

Many residents of California are fed up and want a new governor; according to recent polling, they just might get their wish.

The reality of the recall election

In California, residents are already getting ballots to vote on whether or not they believe Newsom should be thrown out of the governor's mansion. Those who select 'yes' can then choose their preferred replacement. Some of the candidates seeking to take Newsom's place as California governor are Caitlyn Jenner and Larry Elder.

Right now, 47.6% of Californians are supportive of recalling Newsom. This is less than half; however, GOP strategist David Gilliard confirms that Republicans are more "motivated" in this recall election than their Democrat counterparts. Moreover, non-affiliated voters and Latino voters also remain strongly in favor of firing the current California governor.

The reality is very clear; this election will be close whichever way it goes. However, there is a sincere possibility that Newsom will be tossed out of office.

Newsom on the recall election

The California governor is doing all he can to remain in the governor's mansion. Newsom, on Twitter, recently accused Republicans of seeking to drag California "off the same cliff" as Florida and Texas. What Newsom didn't mention however is that California lost a congressional seat while Florida and Texas gained seats.

Newsom maintains that the current recall election is merely a partisan revenge plot; yet, Republicans are not the only ones who fought to make this recall election happen.

Ultimately, time will tell whether Newsom remains in office.