Gavin Newsom: “It's the lowest threat, it's one of the low. In fact it is…”

“I mean there's a citizen initiative for you know, putting things on the ballot in the Constitution but ain't nothing like. No, it's direct democracy run amok. I mean infamously. Right. That's how my recall got on. It's the lowest threat, it's one of the low. In fact it is the I think lowest threshold in the country. Not that they needed that they would have easily exceeded if it was higher to get it on the ballot. But it was so easily abused.” (49:17–49:23)

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