Newsom Defends Extremely Slow Vote Counting In California

last-minute ballots” by mail rather than focus more on counting ballots quickly.

In making that point, Michaelson’s video appeared critical of Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and

Greg Abbott of Texas—two states that have been recipients of California residents and companies.

He said those leaders are “focused more on counting ballots quickly” than on giving residents “more time to decide” who they wanted to vote for at the last minute

Newsom wrote in an X post featuring the video: “There is a lot of misinformation floating around

about California’s election — including from the President. This explainer is worth a watch.