As ballots begin to hit the mailboxes of voters, Gov. Gavin Newsom was in San Francisco Friday for the unofficial kick-off of his campaign against the recall.
City leaders came out to show their support for Newsom, including Assemblymembers David Chiu and Phil Ting, District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Mayor London Breed.
"We are united in our support for the Governor and all the amazing work he has done to lead us during a Global Pandemic," said Breed.
All voiced their support and pleaded for Californians to show up and vote.
For the first time, Newsom directly spoke at length about the effort to remove him from office.
"Election day ends on the 14th, it begins this week," Newsom said.
The governor argued that contention over immigration issues, not the pandemic, fueled the recall. He defended his handling of the pandemic and said the state is in a better place because of it.
"Not only have we had better health outcomes in the last 18 months, but we also had better economic outcomes," he stated.
Newsom mentioned only one challenging candidate by name.
"Larry Elder is running away with this on the other side," he explained. There could be larger consequences if Elder or another candidate won, he added. "What could happen on election day if we don’t turn out in historic numbers to vote 'no' on this recall."
Newsom called Elder more conservative than Donald Trump.
The governor's campaign is expected to hold similar events in Southern California this weekend.
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