CA GOV 2021 - 2022 megathread

[xavier110]

Just popping in to say that Kounalakis has absolutely no profile and would not be the "mainstream Dem" choice in a recall election.

I see her name popped up on Atlas quite a bit as a rising California star and I don't really know why. Shes made absolutely zero impression as Lt. Gov and would have no voter base at all as a statewide candidate.

Hell, I forgot that she was the Lt. Gov. Jennifer Siebel Newsom feels more like one than Kounalakis.

I get the sense she needs something to do and dad has $650 million and a lot of connected friends. I did not vote for her in 2018, and wish she lost.

[xavier110]

I find it interesting that Asians are so much more supportive of covid restrictions than Latinos given that Asians tend to have less comorbidities than Latinos, less likely to live in multigenerational housing, etc

This isn’t rocket science. When it comes to COVID shaping our political discourse, it’s all about education and openness to masks and vaccines. Asians are generally better educated and come from countries that have histories of addressing infectious diseases/contagious respiratory illnesses via mask wearing.