Institute of Governmental Studies

Newsom holds big early lead in 2022 gubernatorial election

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LA Times: Californians considering recall reform, per latest IGS Poll

The California recall election ends on Tuesday, September 14, but its effects could linger: a new IGS Poll found that 75% of registered voters want to keep the right to remove the State's elected officials — and the support is broadly bipartisan. However, many voters also want to see the process reformed.

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New IGS Poll on the CA Recall in the LA Times

Increased motivation among California Democrats has widened the gap in the State's upcoming recall election: according to the latest IGS Poll, 60% of likely voters plan to vote No on removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The LA Times reported extensively on the poll results.

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Californians reflect on 9/11's lasting impacts in latest IGS Poll, via LA Times

"It was a demarcation point in American life." Nearly half of Californians say 9/11 had a lasting impact on their lives. A sizable number report feeling they have been improperly treated due to changed safety regulations, while voters under 40 are particularly wary of the federal laws adopted after the attack.

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Thomas E. Mann is interviewed by the LA Times

IGS Resident Scholar Thomas E. Mann cited by the LA Times: America needs two strong governing parties, Mann said, to keep each other in check and hold each other accountable. “One-party rule is autocratic rule,”

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Eric Schickler, interviewed by Background Briefing with Ian Masters

Ian Masters of Background Briefing spoke with IGS Co-Director, Eric Schickler, regarding the select committee on the January 6 insurrection and attacks on the first witness from Tucker Carlson. Listen to the full interview here.

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