Commentary High-ranking California Democrats have been pushing to accelerate the timeline for the Gov. Gavin Newsom recall election, hoping to schedule the contest before the governor potentially faces more political trouble in the fall. On June 10, the Democratic supermajority in the legislature provided the governor with a more favorable recall election date by announcing that the state—not the counties—will foot the $215 million costs of the recall, and therefore the cost analysis period that is normally required on behalf of the counties in such elections is eliminated. How is that for a power move? What was previously anticipated as a recall election sometime in late October or early November—during the peak of wildfire season—now could be scheduled for as early as late August or early September. Newsom and his enablers are changing the rules for the recall election process right in the middle of the game, because they fear that the …