Newsom should be reelected
Following his victory in the recall election in 2021, Gavin Newsom seeks to be reelected as Governor of California on November 8. His opponent is Republican Brian Dahle, a current member of the California State Senate.
In the wake of the overturning of Roe V. Wade, many states have banned abortions leading to desperate Americans traveling hundreds of miles to abortion clinics in other states. As if this wasn’t enough already, many Republicans such as Dahle are quickly moving towards banning abortions by voting against bills that would protect and expand abortion rights.
The states that have outlawed abortion, such as Ohio, have set an example to the rest of us of the detrimental effects of such a ruling. Desperate Americans are going out of state seeking abortion leading to a skyrocketing number of abortions in many states.
We must be the state that helps those seeking an abortion, and not become one of the states that have deprived its residents of the right to abortion. Republicans such as Dahle who vote against abortion rights are threatening the future of our state and country. We must reelect Newsom as he continues to expand abortion access and protect out-of-state Americans seeking an abortion.
Another important issue in California is climate change. Newsom has made it a top priority of his to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and has called on California water agencies to take action to reduce water usage, which is already in effect.
However, Dahle doesn’t believe in imposing mandatory water regulations. He wants to increase water storage by building the Sites Reservoir and thinning forests.
“When the snow lands on the trees, on the limbs, it evaporates. When the snow lands on the floor, when you have the spacing of the trees, it actually goes into our watershed and is purified, and it’s good, clean water for the habitat and for us,” Dahle said. Dahle and many Republicans would rather spend more money to “fix” a problem rather than change old norms in America that are proving to be damaging to our country. Instead of teaching Americans to build the habit of water conservation, Dahle proposes ridiculous ideas to increase our water source. But as the population increases and Californians continue poor water usage habits, our drought crisis will continue to worsen, along with Republican policies.
One of the most pressing issues in our country, gun violence, is at an all-time worst, and politicians must take action now to suppress gun violence. Newsom and most democrats understand the severity of this issue and are rapidly proposing and passing bills to prevent gun violence such as restricting ghost guns. In fact, California has the 44th lowest gun death rate in the United States due to Democratic policies.
However, our seemingly low gun death rate doesn’t mean much when kids are still dying en masse due to shootings. We must continue working on decreasing gun violence. However, Dahle who votes with the National Rifle Association has voted against numerous bills that would help control gun violence in America. It almost seems as if Dahle and many Republicans are more concerned with keeping the NRA happy and “protecting our second amendment” than protecting the lives of innocent students. Republicans have long preached “law and order” but their policies have not been helpful in decreasing gun violence. In fact, the states with the highest gun death rates are all run by Republican governors and have a Republican majority. If elected governor, Dahle would only make this crisis worse.
When it comes time for the election in early November, it is important for all those eligible to vote for Newsom for a better California.
