Here’s what we can expect from Gavin Newsom’s choice to take Kamala Harris’ senate seat.
https://calmatters.org/politics/2020/12/newsom-padilla-skdknickerbocker-contract-gotv/
“As California’s Secretary of State prepares to take a new job as U.S. Senator, he’s not going to let a politically charged $35 million invoice get in the way of a smooth promotion.
‘In a press conference Wednesday, Alex Padilla assured reporters that the multimillion-dollar tab his office owes to SKDKnickerbocker, a Biden-affiliated PR shop, will be ‘resolved soon.’”
Padilla intended to use money stolen from California counties, but our controller says he was not authorized to spend that money.
“As Secretary of State, Padilla served as California’s chief election administrator during an election season unlike any other. In the summer of 2020, his office hired SKDKnickerbocker to produce an ad campaign to explain the new election procedures to California’s voters. Padilla’s office intended to pay the PR firm out of a pot of cash meant to fund county government voter outreach operations.
“But Betty Yee, California’s controller who is responsible for signing off on all state government payments, has so far refused to okay the outlay, arguing that Padilla’s office lacks the authority to spend that money on behalf of the counties.”
Furthermore, this is turning into a partisan war, with Republicans questioning the legality of the hiring in the first place.
“Responding to the news of Padilla’s appointment to Harris’ senate seat yesterday, Jessica Millan Patterson, chairwoman of the California Republican Party said in a statement that “Governor Gavin Newsom couldn’t have picked a more partisan politician who has yet to answer for his illegal $35 million get-out-the-vote contract with a ‘Team Biden’ PR firm.’”
I’ll question it too. Our Democratic leadership in Sacramento seems to have no moral compass. Furthermore, I suspect Padilla just bought himself a senate seat, and we have to pay for it.
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Complete and utter hogwash. They used the same public relations firm that Biden used, so what?
By the way, Newsom selected Padilla, not Biden.
Biden is connected to the firm. And I think it’s a stupid waste of a shit ton of money. And it was inappropriate for Padilla to consider money meant for the counties.
Newsom made the announcement, I’m pretty sure Padilla was not the only one who made the decision.
Here’s the thing Jim – SKDK handles Democratic candidates, including Joe Biden. Padilla essentially funneled $35 million into Biden’s campaign. You need to ask more questions Jim, like why do we need to spend $35 million to advertise an election?
And watch…the idiots of this state still won’t recall Newsom. This state is run by Democrooks and the majority of people who live in this corrupt state wouldn’t have it any other way.
Did you sign the petition?
Absolutely..