Friend,

The Recall polls are showing it's a toss up regarding whether Gavin Newsom will be replaced next month.(1)

It’s going to come down to voter turnout, and our problem is that Republicans are WAY more motivated to vote in this election than Democrats and Independents are.(2) In fact, among the Latinx and Black population, where there is the highest opposition to the Recall, reports are emerging that people aren’t planning on voting or don’t see the need to.(3)

Turnout of Black and brown voters is key to defeating the Recall, which is why we have partnered with Black Women for Wellness Action Project to post this ad in targeted areas to turn out the vote. We’re also leveraging our youth polling data in our No to the Recall, Yes to Progress project, to make sure that as many people as possible know what’s at stake in this election.

Ballots are already going out now, and we only have a month to stop a right-wing extremist from becoming governor of California. Will you chip in $5?

If Newsom loses, his most likely replacement is Larry Elder — who’s opposed to vaccine and mask mandates, doesn’t believe in tackling the climate crisis, and thinks mass incarceration is just fine.(4)

Very few Californians agree with Elder. But most don’t understand that Governor Newsom could get 49% of the vote and lose, while Elder would only need to get the most votes among 46 candidates. That means he could technically win with just a small fraction of people voting for him.

And make no mistake, Elder will eke out a win if too many Democrats and Independents stay home. Right now, polls show that could very well happen.

That’s why we’re helping to raise money for these ads, which will run in and around Stockton, Palmdale, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Francisco -- places where we must have high Black and brown voter turnout.

It’s all hands on deck from now until September 14. Will you chip in $5?

Yours in the fight for democracy,

Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

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Footnotes:
1. https://calmatters.org/projects/newsom-recall-latino-voters/
2. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/ca-gov-gavin-newsom-faces-greater-than-expected-threat-in-upcoming-recall-election.html
3. https://calmatters.org/projects/newsom-recall-latino-voters/
4. https://calmatters.org/explainers/recalling-california-governor-explained/