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Gov. Directs Staff to Prepare for Special Election Campaign [Arnold's going "nuclear", too!]
LA Times ^ | 5/17/05 | Robert Salladay

Posted on 05/16/2005 9:05:45 PM PDT by Timeout

SACRAMENTO -- After five months of failing to sway Democrats to his "year of reform," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has directed his political staff to prepare for a special-election campaign that would denigrate the California Legislature and its union benefactors.

Escalating the governor's fight, chief political consultant Mike Murphy said Monday that Schwarzenegger may endorse an initiative that could hobble the money-raising machine of public employee unions. Murphy said the governor has asked him to conduct polling and voter focus groups on a so-called paycheck protection initiative.

"Arnold has not touched the Legislature with a feather yet compared to what the real campaign will be," said Murphy, one of the governor's closest advisers. "It's a referendum on the governor versus the Legislature, and he will win."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: arnold; borderpolice; borders; breakthedemdeathgrip; budget; ca; california; deficits; goarnold; illegals; redistricting; savecalifornia; schwarzenegger; specialelection; taxes; unionsliepensionsdie; unionthugs
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Woo Hoo!

The donkeys wanted nuclear war...looks like they're going to get one from sea to shining sea!

1 posted on 05/16/2005 9:05:45 PM PDT by Timeout
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To: Timeout

This is upside -- let's hope the Terminator does well. All eyes are on him -- his legacy is in the making...


2 posted on 05/16/2005 9:07:40 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Howlin

Check this out...and buckle your seatbelt.

Things are about to get verrrrry interesting.


3 posted on 05/16/2005 9:07:51 PM PDT by Timeout (Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
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To: Timeout

GO GOVERNATOR


4 posted on 05/16/2005 9:09:04 PM PDT by SmithL (Proud Submariner)
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To: Timeout
"They point to his declining popularity ratings"

Dream on chumps. When push comes to shove, the people will vote to lighten the load, and the Democrats are going to be tossed overboard.

5 posted on 05/16/2005 9:09:43 PM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")
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To: EagleUSA

I'd let the legacy crap rest, just get the damn job done and done right.


6 posted on 05/16/2005 9:11:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Timeout

WOW.....call him the NUCLEATOR......sounds like the Dems have underestimated his FISCAL side......


7 posted on 05/16/2005 9:12:16 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Our military......the world's HEROES!)
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To: Timeout

Wow, could it be the Republicans are going to be emboldened by their meager moves toward GROWING A SET! and actually start begaving as if they had a majority in this country?! The mind boggles!


8 posted on 05/16/2005 9:12:51 PM PDT by Darkwolf (aka Darkwolf377 (lurker since'01, member since 4/'04)--stop clogging me with pings!)
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To: Enterprise

The c'Rats poll numbers are about as low as whale poop on the bottom of the ocean.

Let 'em spend millions propping up their regime built on loose sand and hope to hell some folks seriously see that we can't get ahead by continuing to let a bunch of behinds run this state into the poor house.


9 posted on 05/16/2005 9:13:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Timeout

I'm keeping my powder dry UNTIL I see the pubs REALLY go nuke! TALK is cheap and spitballs are a dime a dozen!


10 posted on 05/16/2005 9:13:39 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Darkwolf

It's almost dumbfounding, isn't it?!

Frist tells Dingy Harry to pound sand and the gov pulls out the big guns on his donkey legislature and their union minions.

What next? Might the Milwaukee DA be about to indict Mayor Barrett for election fraud? (In my dreams!)


11 posted on 05/16/2005 9:15:26 PM PDT by Timeout (Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
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To: NormsRevenge

just get the damn job done and done right.
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Let us hope so -- I sit in great anticipation.


12 posted on 05/16/2005 9:17:40 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

The budget battle will be the c'Rats undoing.

They just can't stop the spending.. It's an addiction.

The Gub needs to get a grip as well or all will be for nought.


13 posted on 05/16/2005 9:20:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Timeout
chief political consultant Mike Murphy

The Governator's toast.

14 posted on 05/16/2005 9:23:01 PM PDT by Oschisms
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To: SierraWasp

ping


15 posted on 05/16/2005 9:27:19 PM PDT by calcowgirl
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To: Darkwolf

Oh, and I forgot to include Galloway's appearance tomorrow before Norm Coleman's committee. (If he really shows)

THAT's going to be fun to watch!


16 posted on 05/16/2005 9:28:08 PM PDT by Timeout (Dean & the Bike Path Left: aging anti-warriors who use "summer" as a verb~~Jonah)
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To: NormsRevenge

I've heard that the unions have already spent about 200 million dollars fighting against Arnold. I can't remember what the context was though. If true, too bad. They can spend a billion, and they'll still lose.


17 posted on 05/16/2005 9:30:00 PM PDT by Enterprise (Coming soon from Newsweek: "Fallujah - we had to destroy it in order to save it.")
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To: Timeout

Let's not get crazy here. Next thing you'll be expecting the government to protect the borders. They'll be coming for you with a net then!


18 posted on 05/16/2005 9:30:53 PM PDT by Darkwolf (aka Darkwolf377 (lurker since'01, member since 4/'04)--stop clogging me with pings!)
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To: Timeout

Norm Coleman has really impressed me. He seems to have been out the day they were passing around the salt peter.


19 posted on 05/16/2005 9:31:24 PM PDT by Darkwolf (aka Darkwolf377 (lurker since'01, member since 4/'04)--stop clogging me with pings!)
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To: Timeout

So what else is he going to do besides deny accepting the "Gifts" from Saddam!!? No one is going to believe him!


20 posted on 05/16/2005 9:31:50 PM PDT by 26lemoncharlie ('Cuntas haereses tu sola interemisti in universo mundo!')
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