Before closing polls in the California withdrawal election, where voters decide whether to remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, NBC News’ exit polls found support for Covid’s mitigation measures it instituted. state.
The unusual withdrawal election asked if Newsom should be removed from office and gave voters who wanted to see him expelled from 46 alternatives. Polling stations close at 8 p.m.
Frustration over the Covid-19 restrictions helped remind that organizers gathered the approximately 1.5 million signatures they needed to force the vote. But Newsom ended up backing his support for the mask and vaccine for the final argument of his campaign, warning that a Republican substitute would override his health restrictions if elected.
An NBC News exit poll found that voters likely sided with Newsom over public health measures, with a plurality or 45 percent, saying Newsom’s Covid policies are correct, compared to 32 percent who said the measures are too strict. Another 17 percent said they are not strict enough.
The results of NBC News’ polls of early voters and Election Day found that 69 percent supported Newsom’s mandate to force students to wear face masks in schools and 63 percent said getting vaccinated against coronavirus is more of a “public health responsibility” than a “personal choice”.
Newsom has been weighed down by a number of issues facing the state, but those who voted for and against remembering the Democrat had differing views on what issues were most important, according to the NBC News exit poll.
Among voters who want to eliminate Newsom, the economy was the main problem for 26 percent of them, followed by the homelessness situation, which was the main issue for 23 percent of supporters of the withdrawal. According to the exit survey, crime was the main problem at 18% and the Covid pandemic at 15%.
The pandemic was the main topic for those who wanted to keep Newsom in office, with 42 percent citing it as their main topic. It was followed by homelessness, cited by 22 percent, forest fires by 18 percent, the economy by 9 percent and crime by 2 percent.
Democrats were worried weeks ago when it seemed the enthusiasm of Democratic voters was low, but they grew hopefully when recent polls showed there were more voters paying attention.
All the votes registered in the state were sent a ballot by e-mail and millions have already returned theirs, but it could still be a few days until the result is clear if the race is close, as the officials count the votes of people who voted in person on election day — votes, as well as ballots that arrive late.
Early returns are likely to look artificial blue, as Democratic voters often like to vote early by mail while many Republicans wanted to wait to vote on election day.
The two-question vote first asked voters whether Newsom should be removed from office and then, if so, who should replace him, with controversial Conservative radio presenter Larry Elder at the helm of the field full of potential replacements. .
If the first question is successful, then whoever wins the most votes in the second question will become governor.
As polls showed Newsom that they could survive the withdrawal, Republicans began to cast unfounded doubts about the integrity of the vote, with former President Donald Trump calling the vote “manipulated” and Elder’s campaign. which promoted a website claiming to have found fraud in the even unpublished results.