Posted on 10/18/2003 9:20:58 PM PDT by blam
Democrat Lockyer Voted for Schwarzenegger
Sunday October 19, 2003 3:46 AM
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Attorney General Bill Lockyer, often mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for California governor in 2006, said Saturday he voted for Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger in this month's recall election.
``It was the first time I ever voted for a Republican in my life,'' Lockyer said during a speech at the Institute for Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. ``What Arnold Schwarzenegger represented for me was hope, optimism and change, and I want that.''
Lockyer said he voted against the recall of Gov. Gray Davis, but marked his ballot in favor of the Republican actor. Davis lost and Schwarzenegger won, and the actor is set to become governor once the results are declared official, probably next month.
Lockyer is a liberal Democrat who was elected attorney general in 1998. Before that he spent 25 years in the California Legislature, where he was a frequent opponent of Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, who led Schwarzenegger's campaign.
Asked Saturday if he plans to run for governor in three years, when Schwarzenegger would be up for re-election if he chooses to seek a second term, Lockyer insisted he has not thought that far ahead.
After his speech, Lockyer also took a swipe at Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, the only major Democrat who ran as a replacement for Davis if the governor were recalled.
Asked why he didn't vote for his fellow Democrat, Lockyer said, ``You know the people in your profession really well. You know who works hard and who doesn't. Cops know that about cops. Doctors know that about doctors. I know that about politicians.''
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