This week, the governor of #California decisively defeated a Republican campaign to remove him from office. Gavin #Newsom easily survived the #recall# election, leaving dozens of challengers far behind. The victory sends a strong message that California voters are still behind Newsom and the traditional polices of the deeply Democratic state. We take a closer look at the recall mechanism.

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