[FairOpinion]

"Campaign committees funded by teachers, firefighters, prison guards and other opponents of the four ballot measures pushed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have already spent more than $100 million to defeat the measures. "


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How interesting the way they carefully avoid the "U" word, that all this money is coming from UNIONS.

[heleny]

Campaign committees funded by teachers, firefighters, prison guards and other opponents of the four ballot measures pushed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have already spent more than $100 million to defeat the measures.

Already $100 million and we still have over a week to go. It's no wonder the Unions were whining several months ago that the special election would cost too much! The actual cost of the Statewide special election, $45 million, is a fraction of the money the unions are pouring into advertisements.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/14/MNGELD873Q1.DTL
Q&A: Friends, foes, cost, particulars and history of special election
John M. Hubbell
Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Q: How much will the special election cost?

Secretary of State Bruce McPherson has estimated the election will cost between $44.6 million and $80 million. The lower figure, released Friday, is derived from the cost of holding a November election in counties where one was not previously scheduled, whereas the higher figure includes the cost of holding elections in all counties.