Posted on 09/09/2005 1:25:39 PM PDT by calcowgirl
SACRAMENTO Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to announce next week he is running for re-election, sources said Thursday, as Democratic lawmakers continued passing bills that the governor plans to veto.
Ignoring legislators' scramble to wrap up their 2005 session today, Schwarzenegger traveled to GOP-friendly Fresno on Thursday as he continued campaigning for his Nov. 8 special election to revamp state government.
In the Legislature, bills addressing key issues to the public such as a multibillion-dollar transportation bond remained shelved until next year at the earliest.
The developments came in the wake of polls that show Californians aren't very happy with any of the state's politicians or their actions these days.
The disclosure that Schwarzenegger is imminently planning to make public his run for governor next year, after capturing the office two years ago in an unprecedented recall election, came from sources close to Schwarzenegger after a Washington, D.C., newspaper report.
"He'll announce sometime between today and the convention next weekend," a GOP official told the Roll Call.
Prominent Republicans expect Schwarzenegger to make the announcement sometime before next Friday, the opening day of the state GOP's annual fall convention. But he faces stiff competition from the leading Democratic candidates state Treasurer Phil Angelides and Controller Steve Westly.
Schwarzenegger's strategists hope the declaration will boost weak public support for the governor and his special election initiatives, which would alter government spending, make it harder for teachers to gain tenure and immediately overhaul political boundary redistricting to break Democrats' control.
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Cortraire. The people who were actively working to elect the person who came in THIRD (and a distant third at that) were just the same as working for Bustamonte.
What state are you from?
RINO POWER!
8 More Years, 8 More Years
But he did a lot to get Bush elected, right? /sarcasm
Not California. We drove most Demoncrats out of MY State years ago. They ruled virtually all statewide offices about 20 years ago. We got rid of them when we drove out turncoat Republicans. Any Republican that did not support the Republican who won the primary was never given another penny from the party and most people in it.
Unfortunately, California has not done that yet. They still allow other "Republicans" to stab everyone in the back by running as "independent" or "libertarian" or something else when they know that they will ONLY draw votes from the Republican. Consequently, the Demoncrats around here got it year after year with less than half the vote.
BTW, several of the Republicans thrown out tried to get elected as something else. As far as I know, not a single one was ever elected again. Good riddance.
Davis was a moderate.
A harder core democrat would be a disaster for the business interests in the state. Arnie was just beginning to turn things around with dramatically lower Work-comp rates.
...I can't think about it anymore...just too scary...
You call getting Chuck Hagel a success? ROFL!!!!!!
Yep... as long as they have an (R) by their name, everything is just great, huh?
You must be from the Warren Buffet wing of the (R) party, huh?
Hmmmm. This sounds like something someone from the GOP Big Tent full of RINOs, librals and moderates, might say.
arnold gets our vote....again...don't believe the
poll=crap...Arnold will win..BIG.... jAKE
I voted for him the last time, very reluctantly. I am no longer an Arnold enthusiast.
Yes. L.A. Times is already reporting plans to veto.
If you're not for Arnold, you're for Gov. Lockyer.
Especially BAD ACTORS!!!
You are completely off base in your attempt to continue the strange allegation that ANYONE on FR ever wanted a Bustamante victory. So stop being absurd and apologize to calcowgirl since you know nothing about the sad workings of the CA-GOP "leadership."
Before you come back and try to argue your mistaken idea, we can already see you have no concept of the totally wide open nature of a Recall election with no primary! So you've already pulled your own covers as to you being misinformed. Therefore... Give it up before you really hurt yourself further!!!
Just who do you have in mind, anyway? You're opposed to McClintock's positions on 76 so who is your pick? I'll take dream and realistic (can win statewide) both.
I learn something new every day.
I need look no further than your post #35: "If you're not for Arnold, you're for Gov. Lockyer."
Since Lockyer is running for treasurer, not governor, I confirmed just how misinformed some people are.
Like what? His veto on marriage?
lmao.
He SAYS he supports the will of the people in Proposition 22, but he signs legislation that subverts marriage in all but name.
He didn't lift a finger to stop gay marriage ceremonies in San Francisco and has signed "domestic partners" legislation that violates in spirit, if not in letter, Proposition 22. The rest is posturing for the benefit of people like you.
The veto on SB60? He continues to negotiate with Cedillo on drivers' licenses for illegals.
Grow up junkey. You don't have the facts to back up your posturing.
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