Originators of Newsom Recall Campaign Detail Grassroots Movement

A man looks at items on a table calling for the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom outside the Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2021. Jamie Joseph/The Epoch Times

A petition to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has morphed into a populist juggernaut that’s gaining enough steam to pose a significant political threat to his administration.

With more than 1.5 million unverified signatures already gathered—the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special recall election—the two men who launched the original Recall Gavin 2020 petition are confident they’ll reach the threshold of valid signatures needed by the March 17 deadline.