California recall lesson: Telling the truth about Republicans and COVID is a winner

The Constitution makes clear it is the responsibility of U.S. leaders to “promote the general Welfare.” At the very least that must mean keeping your citizens alive in a pandemic.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom did not seem like the ideal messenger for this message after dining maskless in November at a fancy restaurant, the now infamous French Laundry, with friends. But the raft of would-be Republican replacements hoping to oust him in this week’s recall election turned out to be far worse in that role.