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"We're waiting for the companies to submit the data to the FDA. We're anticipating that will happen in the fall," she told NBC's "Today" show.
Regional herd immunity? Three states have fully vaccinated more than 2/3 of residents. Their Covid-19 rates are among the lowest in the US. Elsewhere, hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated Covid-19 patients.
On hold. Texas judge issues injunction against anti-abortion group on enforcing new law. From CNN's report: "This order applies only to Texas Right to Life and is part of a larger -- and piecemeal -- approach by abortion rights advocates to try to blunt the effect of the law. Other short-term temporary restraining orders are in place against other anti-abortion advocates, and more permanent injunctions are being sought in those cases."
Two Florida middle school students arrested in an alleged school shooting plot tried to recruit fellow students to participate.
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: What's up, California? The internet is full of 101s, FAQs and explainers about what's going on with the California gubernatorial recall election, in which voting concludes Tuesday.
It's a bizarre situation in which a deep blue state could throw out its Democratic governor and replace him with a conservative talk show host in a proxy fight over how Covid-19 and other issues -- like homelessness -- have been handled.
So I'll put the bottom line at the top of this story:
If Newsom survives this recall effort, it will raise serious questions about whether the recall system, expensive and distracting, should be reformed.
If Newsom is removed from office, it will be an off-the-charts earthquake that shakes Democrats in every part of this country, who could view this California fight as a test of their national message of responsible Covid-19 restrictions and good governance over personal freedom.
What you need to know about the California recall
Here's a speed-read recap of the main points to know.
This is happening because California Gov. Gavin Newsom's GOP opponents, early this year, sensed weakness in Newsom over Covid-19 restrictions and after a moment of hypocrisy when he was photographed out at a fancy dinner while Californians were being told to stay in.
They did it by utilizing the often-attempted recall provision in the state's Constitution to gather more than 1.5 million signatures and force a recall, although that's a small portion of the more than 12.4 million who voted in the 2018 governor's race.
The campaign started when the signatures were certified in July, triggering a recall campaign.
Voting has been going for weeks. Every voter in the state was sent a ballot to return by mail, so people have been voting for a month. There's also in-person voting Tuesday.
Voters will be asked two questions: 1) Should Newsom be recalled? and 2) If so, who should replace him? He does not appear as an option on the second question.
What Democrats are telling supporters. They have not fielded a sanctioned party alternative, instead going all-in on encouraging people to oppose the recall.
What Republicans are telling supporters. There are scores of people running on question two, but Republicans, if polls are accurate, have migrated to the radio talk show host Larry Elder, who opposes most Covid-19 restrictions.
Delta changed the course of the election. Since the recall took off earlier this year, the Delta variant has flared in the US, shifting public opinion on Newsom's handling of the virus.
Democrats sought to nationalize the race. They wanted to focus voters on their frustrations with the national GOP and not Newsom.
Republicans are helping them. They've laid groundwork to argue, without evidence, the result is flawed, just like they did with the 2020 presidential election. This is becoming a pattern. It is not OK.
I wrote last month about how antidemocratic this quirky process is; a governor with 50% approval could conceivably be replaced by a talk show host with less than a quarter of votes. And it'll cost the state $276 million and got in the way of governing during Newsom's term. President Joe Biden is dropping in to view wildfire damage and, later, hold a rally to boost Newsom. The best place to get all the background is in this piece from CNN's Maeve Reston: What you need to know about the California recall.
She's also written about the role the state's homelessness crisis is playing -- a large portion of the country's homeless population is in California and many are living outdoors. (She also listed key places to watch as returns roll in Tuesday. I will forgive her for including the Central Valley but excluding Modesto, where I used to live.)
Will Newsom be recalled?
We're going to have to let them count the votes! But, CNN's political forecaster Harry Enten crunched polling from this recall and put it in the context of recent California elections.
The nut of his assessment is that a "no" on the recall -- that is, Newsom staying in office -- is the most likely outcome. For starters, Newsom's approval rating has generally been above 50%, suggesting less than half of Californians want him gone.
What if the polling is wrong?
It's possible there has been some huge undetected groundswell of opposition to the governor and that he could be recalled when all the votes are counted. But -- and this is an interesting tidbit to take with you into the coming midterm elections -- there's reason to believe polling in California is closer to the mark than polling elsewhere.
"Most of the biggest misses in last year's presidential election occurred in the Midwest," Enten writes.
Even if the polling is off in California is off to the same degree polling in Wisconsin as off in 2020, Newsom may still be okay.
Enten: "Depending on how you calculate the averages, the polling underestimated the result by about 7 points in these three states. 'No' is ahead on the recall by double the size of these 2020 polling misses." Polling, he says, has actually underestimated the strength of Democrats in California.
Why does the polling underestimate Republicans in certain states and Democrats in others?
Enten: "Republicans have tended to be underestimated in states where the majority or clear plurality of voters are Whites without a college degree such as in the aforementioned Midwestern states. In California, these same voters make up only about a quarter of the electorate."
When will we know who won?
In-person polls close at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday, but mail-in ballots will be counted as long as they arrive by September 21. Depending on how close things are, CNN may project results much sooner.
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