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Sep 2021
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California Votes on Governor’s Fate

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The day has come… Californians decide if they want to recall Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom today. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the polling and ballot data that shows Newsom could survive the recall. Plus, there will be important lessons from the results of this election… but we can’t forget that California is an overwhelmingly blue state.

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