Posted on 07/22/2003 5:13:13 PM PDT by socal_parrot
Bill Simon just announced on the Hugh Hewitt show that the Secretary of State's office have contacted his people and told them that over 900,000 signatures have been validated. This would mean that if the Sec. of State announces the certification tomorrow, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante would have 15 days to announce the special election which would be held 60-80 days after that. Candidates could have as little a 24 hours to get their paperwork in once the election date is set.
Here we go.
On another note, Cruz Bustamante is now saying he was mistaken about succeeding Davis as Gov. if the recall is successful. He now says he'll declare himself EMPEROR!
The Associated Press story that I posted does NOT say what Simon said, despite the encouraging title.
Just a thought as to why it might be a good idea to have a GOP governor with a veto pen. Things could go bad, very bad, in this state, fast, very fast.
Of course, the GOP drones ala Simon, Issa will all be running, giving perhaps the inside lane to a Dem.
Be very afraid.
It doesn't work that way. People leave to get jobs and don't come back unless it changes.
WOW! Vermont beckons. It suits you.
So, of course, any DemonRAT wanting to take out an opponent has but to file a lawsuit, or pay someone to file a lawsuit, within a few weeks of the election. This way, there is not enough time for the opposing candidate to settle the suit, but plenty of time for the news media to pick it up and run front page headlines. By the time the suit is dismissed (as the suit against Simon was), the DemonRAT has won the election.
Fiendishly clever.
Methinks your ax needs a bit of sharpening on both sides, friend. ;-)
The other half are things which are ultimately beyond his control or due to a biased media. Did he really "fail to push" the power crisis or did the media just not pay attention to his "pushing", or even try to defuse it and rush to Gray's defense? If half of Californians are so partisan Dem that they're gonna pull the lever for Gray no matter what, then what good is "pushing the power crisis"?
I guess I just have a hard time blaming Simon for the fact that a large proportion of Californians are knee-jerk partisan Democrats. That's not his fault. He didn't win because a large number of voters don't want a Republican governor under any circumstances. If that makes him a "bad candidate" then the only "good" Republican governor candidates in California will have to be Democrats. Maybe Jerry Brown could run? :-)
No. Ed Rollins and Rob Lapsley don't work for him. I don't believe he is using a consultant yet, but he should go get the one that caused him to come from nowhere (4%) to beat Riordan in the primary last year.
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