Is California About to Get a Conservative Governor?

California voters have been mailed ballots asking them if Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom should be removed from office and to select his replacement. 

And the front runner to replace the governor? Conservative Republican and radio talk show host Larry Elder, who leads a crowded field of 46 challengers and has the backing of many California evangelicals. 

Newsom supporters are portraying the recall as a far-right takeover attempt. 

In a television commercial funded by the California Democratic Party, an announcer asks, "Who's behind the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom? Anti-vaccine, QAnon extremists, violent white supremacists, like the Proud Boys who attacked the nation's Capitol on January 6th."

Newsom has warned that Elder is "...to the right of Donald Trump, to the right of Donald Trump. That's what's at stake of this election. and don't think for a second you can't do damage in that role." 

Elder is pro-life, against more gun restrictions, says the minimum wage should be zero, and has vowed to repeal all statewide COVID mandates.

"At the state level I'm not going to require any public worker to wear a mask or have a vaccine," Elder said. "I think that's an assault on our freedom."