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Big Trump donors converge on Newsom recall
27 days ago | By Politico
Big Republican donors - including some prominent backers of former President Donald Trump - are zeroing in on a new target as they dig out from the wreckage of the 2020 election: California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Major GOP benefactors are funneling cash into the effort to recall the first-term Democratic governor, who's come under fire for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his oversight of the state's battered economy.
The two groups leading the recall push say they have raised a combined $3.2 million and expect to surpass $3.5 million by this weekend. Most of the cash has flowed in...
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