Mary Carey attends the screening of Magnolia Pictures ” I Give It a Year ” at ArcLight Hollywood on August 1, 2013 in Hollywood, California. | Angela Weiss / Getty Images
OAKLAND – If you’ve in doubt that the campaign to recall Gavin Newsom will contain a large dose of political absurdity, you should consider this: Former California porn actress Mary Carey is becoming governor.
Again.
The star of films such as ‘Dirty Angels: Welcome to Lust Angeles’ and ‘The Big Bust Theory’ – and a candidate recalled in the 2003 government – has announced that she will join the field of candidates vying to replace Newsom in the event of a revocation attempt goes before the voters in the fall. Her announced platform to help the entertainment and technology industry and address homelessness has received a huge dose of puns (‘I’m ready to be on top!’).
Days earlier, reality TV star and transgender rights activist Caitlyn Jenner had begun a serious investigation into her own run for governor of California. Jenner, 71, will likely benefit from ties to national Republicans that could help raise money and get approvals. Among those working with Jenner is Brad Parscale, a former campaign manager for former President Donald Trump.
Is Carey really? She’s about as likely to be California’s next governor as she recalled in 2003 – that’s not likely.
But that does not mean she will get no support. She finished tenth in the 2003 campaign, with about 11,000 votes and a few thousand votes behind actor Gary Coleman and Larry Flynt, adult grandmother. The race was won by A-list film star Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican who serves two terms as California governor.
Despite announcing her bid, Carey’s statement said ‘she feels the recall is a waste of resources as the governor’s current term ends next year.’
Why does it matter? It’s a reminder that the Newsom repeal campaign is likely to attract numerous candidates – some serious, others less so – and become a political circus. California election law sets a relatively low standard of $ 3,916.12 or 7,000 signatures to get to the polls.
Provincial election officials will report within a few weeks on whether reminder chairpersons submitted enough signatures to trigger an election. But Newsom treats a campaign as a foregone conclusion and several Republicans have already declared their candidacies, including former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, former Representative Doug Ose and businessman John Cox.