Kevin Faulconer has the resume. But can a ‘vanilla’ Republican win the California recall race?

LA Times

BY LAURA J. NELSON
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is interviewed during a campaign stop in Whittier.(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

For a guy known for his collegiality, Kevin Faulconer came out swinging at the last California recall debate.

Faulconer said conservative talk radio show host Larry Elder does not have “the character, the judgment, the skill set or the experience to be governor.”

Democrat Kevin Paffrath, a 29-year-old YouTuber who has never held elected office, would need “on-the-job training,” Faulconer said.

The former mayor of San Diego also fired a broadside at the rest of the candidates, as well as Gov. Gavin Newsom, telling voters: “We don’t want to replace one dysfunctional governor with another.”

Publish : 2021-09-01 14:35:00

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