Newsom Uses Scott Walker Playbook to Fight Recall

“In his fight to keep his political life afloat, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has staked his future on how well he can emulate a budget-slashing tea party darling: former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R),” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Walker may seem an unlikely role model for the liberal Californian, but he has notched one big accomplishment that Newsom now covets. The Republican is the only governor in American history to successfully beat back a recall. He did so in 2012 by pivoting from playing defense on his record, namely a highly polarizing measure to clamp down on organized labor, to going on offense against those trying to remove him.”