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CA voters ‘most likely to vote’ closely divided on Newsom recall, UC Berkeley study suggests

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A report from UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies showed that the recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom is much closer among voters most likely to participate than among the general electorate. (Photo by Gage Skidmore under CC BY-SA 2.0.)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election is much closer among voters considered most likely to participate than among the general electorate, according to a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, report released Tuesday.
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