The Libertarian Party of California plans an aggressive campaign for Hewitt in the Newsom recall election
SACRAMENTO, CA (May 24, 2021) – At the state convention from May 14-16, The Libertarian Party of California endorsed Jeff Hewitt for Governor. A Libertarian and current Riverside County Supervisor, Hewitt brings over 17 years of successful public office experience to his run for governor. Before he became a county supervisor he was the mayor of Calimesa, CA as well as a successful businessman.
“With my gubernatorial campaign in full swing, we are pulling out all the stops because we know we have an excellent shot at winning this race given the current state of politics in California,” said Hewitt.
Last month, the California Secretary of State’s office confirmed that enough validated signatures had been gathered to force a recall election, which will likely take place in November. You can learn more about Hewitt’s plans for governor in his op-ed.
“Rather than hiding behind a host of top-dollar consultants, I will instead take responsibility for the difficult decisions and confer with experts when necessary,” said Hewitt. “Not only that, my first task upon attaining office would be to restore accountability to the state’s government at all levels by rooting out and eliminating the buck-passing mechanisms that have meticulously cultivated into the state’s policies and procedures.”
Hewitt believes that the Republican party’s attachment to Trump is a liability for them, giving the Libertarian candidate a better chance of garnering conservative votes. Hewitt is also fluent in Spanish, which gives him access to nearly half of all Californians – an advantage that other candidates may not have. Finally, he fought to open businesses and get drive-up church services allowed during the pandemic, winning him points with conservatives and evangelicals alike.
The Jeff Hewitt for California Governor website can be found here: www.hewitt4ca.com
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From the article (dated May 24, 2021), quoting the candidate: “With my gubernatorial campaign in full swing, we are pulling out all the stops …”
Today, June 28, 2021, I went to Hewitt4CA.com website. I looked around, but did not find two important things:
1. Links to press articles or indications of events indicating a pulling out of ANY stops, much less all of them.
2. No mention of the Libertarian Party. At all. He comes out swinging against both GOP and Democrats, but with no mention of the LP, he just looks like an independent — one of many who will be on the recall ballot.
There is much to like in Hewitt’s policy proposals, as well as his track record as someone who cuts costs and cuts through red tape. But none of those proposals is tied back to libertarian principle, as far as I could see, and several of them (e.g., the proposals for dealing with water and public-employee pension issues), are potentially problematic from a libertarian point of view.
I understand that serious candidates for Governor must speak practically and appeal to millions of voters who are either neutral or hostile to libertarianism and libertarians. But is anyone at the LPC working with Hewitt to harmonize his campaign platform with the party’s philosophies and platform, so that he can be seen not just as a good and practical candidate, but a good and practical libertarian candidate?
Now that the party has endorsed this candidate, is it putting its resources where its mouth is, to prove the practical value of that endorsement? What is the LPC doing to help Hewitt “pull out all the stops”? When will this activity commence?
I hope to see more postings on this website and Hewitt’s, which will answer my questions. Thanks for listening.
Larry Sharpe had an interesting interview with Jeff Hewitt on Tuesday, June 29th. Here is a YouTube link. https://youtu.be/1VtpBIBM0pU
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