Backers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that they submitted by Wednesday’s deadline, a number that will likely far exceed the required threshold even if a fraction prove to be invalid. Newsom himself acknowledged Tuesday that the recall effort would likely qualify, triggering what could be a wildly expensive race later this year to protect the Democratic governor’s seat in one of the bluest states in the country. Newsom, however, has promised to fight it and has blasted the effort to oust him, blaming it on right-wing extremists. “The chief, the top 10 proponents, the people that are behind this are members of the Three Percenters—the right wing militia group, the Proud Boys, supported the insurrection, are folks that quite literally enthusiastically support QAnon conspiracies, and so that’s the origin here,” Newsom told “The View” Tuesday. The over 2 million signatures will be verified by 58 …