Media's Coverage Of Larry Elder in California Recall Shows A Double Standard on Race

Partisanship, not race, is what drives the media's coverage.

"Larry Elder" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 

California voters will go to the polls next week to decide the fate of their Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom. They’ll be asked two questions: first, should Newsom be recalled? And second, who should replace him?

In the first vote, Newsom needs to retain a majority of the voters. If he loses…