I just got the Recall election material and gave it the once-over. There were 6 candidates that seem to merit some consideration just from reading this.
Doug Ose
Kevin Falconer
Larry Elder
Kevin Kiley
Jenny Rae Le Roux
Sam Galluci
My first choice was Larry Elder but that was before he said it was a fair election. Anyone who says that has to be an idiot or a liar IMHO.
I will vote in person with my mail-in ballot. Any opinions out there before I do any research.
There is zero reason to tell someone that what they saw was not what they saw. That is called gaslighting. Gaslighting is bad.
You are absolutely right to do whatever you want, or believe whatever you want. If you want to make a case for something, you are well within your right to do so. Presenting evidence is better than just giving your opinion, but you do whatever you want.
But do NOT tell me "he was just playing the political game of optics". I could have gotten out of that question smelling like a rose politically without telling a single lie. There was NO REASON to say what he said. Now maybe he panicked, maybe he was told to lie, maybe he really doesn't know. But there are only two possibilities for him making that statement of belief; either he was lying, or he is ignorant.
I will likely still be voting for him, but I will be doing my research on other candidates. I've already done some, but more is needed. Pretending that he said something he didn't, or didn't say something he did is not helpful to ANYONE. Justifying bad actions to support your own beliefs does not help ANYONE. So if these actions don't help anyone, don't try to force them down other people's throats.