Leading in the polls and fundraising amid a crowded field in the campaign to try to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, talk radio personality Larry Elder has launched a time-honored new front in the California recall election: bashing the media. The Elder campaign revoked the Sacramento Bee’s access Monday, contending that the newspaper “doctored” responses the candidate gave for an online “Voter Guide” feature. The newspaper asked Elder’s campaign if it wanted to edit its previous replies, but then published the Voter Guide with its own revisions “without receiving permission or feedback from the Elder campaign,” the campaign said. The Elder campaign said the lack of detail on the original form was an oversight.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2021 12:03 UTC