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July 27, 2021 6:35 pm ET
Yard signs calling for the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Carlsbad, Calif., June 30.
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Why shouldn’t a conservative Republican like
Larry Elder
be leading the race to recall California
Gov. Gavin Newsom
?
Mr. Elder is an attorney, bestselling author, documentary filmmaker and successful talk-radio host who was born and raised in Los Angeles. True, he’s an amateur when it comes to electoral politics, but look at what the professionals like Mr. Newsom, a liberal Democrat, have …
