Gavin Newsom just suffered a devastating blow as a member of his own party turns against him. In a shocking turn of events former California Democrat Majority Leader, Gloria Romero has endorsed Republican challenger Larry Elder for governor.
Democrat Gloria Romero, a former CA legislator & longtime charter school advocate, cut an ad supporting GOP candidate Larry Elder in the #RecallElection.
Elder's campaign tells me this ad will air "in nearly every major media market in the state" ⤵️https://t.co/0onLtsMYlb
— Laurel Rosenhall (@LaurelRosenhall) August 24, 2021
The Daily Wire reports:
Elder’s campaign released a video of Romero stating:
Our public schools need big change. I’m Gloria Romero; I was the majority leader of Democrats in the state senate. I believe in charter schools and and school choice. So does Larry Elder — but not Gavin Newsom. He shut our public schools while he sent his kids to private schools.
Yes: I’m a Democrat. But the recall of Newsom is not about political party. It’s about Newsom. Larry Elder for governor.
In 2008, Romero stepped down as Majority Leader and became chairman of the Education Committee, where she authored a “parent trigger” law that was passed, making California the first state to adopt such a law. It permitted a majority of parents in a failing school to vote as to how to restructure the school.
Elder has emerged as the top Republican contender in the recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom. The election will be held on Sep. 14th.
