‘A complete shock’: the rightwing contrarian leading the California recall race

…he has given a platform to Covid-19 conspiracy theorists, including a self-identified physician who promoted the false claim that coronavirus vaccines were being pushed in minority communities as "population control"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/22/larry-elder-california-governor-recall-election

The Democratic Senate Majority Could Hinge On California's Governor Recall | HuffPost

Unusual election rules could give a Republican governor elected with relatively few votes the power to replace the oldest member of a narrowly divided Senate…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-governor-recall-gavin-newsom-dianne-feinstein-democratic-senate-majority_n_6115c1e1e4b07b9118a92a29