Posted on 12/17/2003 7:06:07 AM PST by John Jorsett
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:02:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A year ago -- even six months ago -- the California political scenario for the next few years was well defined, to wit: The Legislature would remain in Democratic hands for the remainder of this decade, thanks to a bipartisan gerrymander of legislative districts enacted in 2001. As Gray Davis served out his second and last term as governor, five or six Democratic politicians would vie for the 2006 nomination, while Republicans, lacking a bench, would scramble to field a candidate. The voter revolt that ousted Davis in midterm and replaced him with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, however, means the Democrats are doing the scrambling.
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