His model is Texas and Florida and Mississippi. And I hope people pause and just consider the life-and-death consequences of that decision. We have among the lowest positivity rates in America. They have the highest positivity rates in America. We have one of the lowest case rates in America. They have among the highest case rates in America.
Gavin Newsom: “His model is Texas and Florida and Mississippi. And I hope people pause and just consider the life-and-death…”
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Governor Newsom warns about the consequences of replacing him with Larry Elder, emphasizing the differences in COVID-19 rates between California and states like Texas and Florida.
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