Daniel Watts For California Governor

Forty six candidates will appear on the second part of California Gubernatorial Recall ballot, but only nine of those candidates will be Democrats. (The dubious theory that Newsom will do better if no prominent Democrats are on the second part of the ballot will get a trial.) 

Six prominent Republicans are running, and the expectation is that one of those GOP candidates will win if Gavin Newsom loses on the first part of the Recall ballot. Nevertheless, Republicans are so attenuated as a political party in California that that expectation is questionable. 

The more important question is, who will the majority Democrats vote for? THAT candidate will likely win! 

These nine Democrats are: 

• Holly L. Baade, spiritual teacher and coach;
• John R. Drake, college student; 
• Patrick Kilpatrick, actor, screenwriter, and producer; 
• Jacqueline McGowan, cannabis advocate and business owner; 
• Kevin Paffrath, YouTuber, real estate broker and landlord; 
• Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato, business owner; 
• Brandon M. Ross, doctor, lawyer; 
• Joel A. Ventresca, perennial San Francisco mayoral candidate; and, 
• Daniel Watts, free-speech lawyer. 

I urge everyone to vote for Daniel Watts. I've known him for 18 years - since the 2003 Recall race! - and he has the best background and experience to make an excellent governor (should Newsom falter). Plus, he plays piano and does community theater!