Column: Newsom gets a C as governor. But that doesn't mean he should be recalled

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In 2018, voters elected California Gov. Gavin Newsom to a four-year term, which doesn't end until after 2022. Let him finish the job he was given, columnist George Skelton writes.

Gavin Newsom has been an OK governor — not bad, but not that good. He deserves a C grade.No. We don’t kick students out of school for a C average.In 2018, voters elected Newsom to a four-year term. The Democrat has served only five-eighths of it. The term doesn’t end until after 2022. Let him finish the job he was given. That was the deal.

Newsom plans to seek a second term next year. If voters want to boot him, that’s the time to do it. In a regular election, they’ll have a choice between Newsom and an opponent. No question. They’ve been abused almost from the day they were enacted, especially by the special interests they were created to counter.“A four-year term is a four-year term,” Schmidt continued. “Elections have consequences — unless you’re governed like a banana republic.”

It certainly has pushed the governor into inevitably focusing on a political fight instead of concentrating full time on what he should: devastating wildfires, a disastrous drought and pandemic recovery.“California has been one of the best-led states in America through the COVID crisis,” said the Republican consultant, an outspoken critic of former President Trump and his GOP worshipers.In many ways, yes. On budgeting, no..

Two, Newsom grossly exaggerated his administration’s wildfire prevention efforts. He bragged that because of his executive order, 90,000 acres were treated with fire breaks and prescribed burns during 35 “priority projects.” Actually, it was only 11,400 acres.

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