Separated at Birth?
Posted on 08/09/2003 7:48:56 PM PDT by mhking
Just damn.
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More than 125 on California ballot for governor
Updated: 08-09-2003 09:34:06 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California voters would take away Gov. Gray Davis' job and give it to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger if the Oct. 7 recall election were held immediately, a poll found Saturday.
The Time/CNN poll, released on the last day for candidates to file to run in the election, found that 54 percent of voters would recall the Democratic governor and 35 percent would keep him in office. Eleven percent were not sure.
Of eight potential replacement candidates the poll mentioned, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, got support from 25 percent of respondents. Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, with 15 percent support, was the only other replacement candidate in double digits.
If Davis loses the recall, his replacement won't need a majority of the vote - just more than any of the more than the other
contenders who could end up on the ballot.The poll, which was conducted Friday, found 9 percent support for state Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks; 7 percent for GOP businessman Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in November; 4 percent for former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth; 4 percent for columnist Arianna Huffington; and 4 percent for Hustler publisher Larry Flynt.
Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, a Democrat, was at 2 percent in the poll, but he dropped out of the race Saturday.
Twenty-three percent of voters were unsure who they would vote for. The poll interviewed 508 registered voters and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.3 percent.
Pollsters also asked voters if they thought Schwarzenegger was capable of governing California. Forty-five percent said yes, 39 percent said no and 16 percent were not sure.
Only 29 percent of those surveyed approved of Davis' performance as governor. Sixty-three percent disapproved and 8 percent were not sure.
Voters were split on whether the recall is good or bad for California, with 47 percent saying it is good for the state and 46
percent saying it is not. A slim majority - 52 percent - said the recall does not make California look foolish to the rest of the country, while 42 percent said it does.The poll reaffirmed the popularity of Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who decided against entering the race despite pressure from fellow lawmakers. If Feinstein had been in the running, 22 percent of those surveyed said they would choose her, compared to 20 percent for Schwarzenegger and 9 percent for Bustamante.
By the 5 p.m. Saturday deadline, more than 125 candidates had filed A look at some names:
Democrats:
Lt. Gov. Cruz M. Bustamante
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt
Audie E. Bock, former state assemblywoman
Michael J. Wozniak, retired police officer who wants to legalize
ferrets as pets.
Georgy Russell, computer programmer with Web site where
supporters can buy thong underwear labeled "Georgy for Governor."
Republicans:
State Sen. Tom McClintock
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bill Simon, former gubernatorial candidate
Former baseball commissioner and Olympics chief Peter V.
Ueberroth
Michael Jackson, electrical engineer from Long Beach who hopes
famous name will "open the door" to a win.
Independents:
Actor Gary Coleman
Watermelon-smashing comedian Gallagher
Political commentator Arianna Huffington
Angelyne, buxom artist whose likeness appears on Los Angeles
area billboards.
B.E. Smith, medical marijuana activist who served two years in
prison for growing pot.
Green Party:
Peter Camejo, 2002 gubernatorial candidate
Source: County registrar offices, secretary of state
You forgot: a computer-generated animation, not even a real live being.
He's pretending to be running for the Precious Party, but he's obviously really a RAT....... ;o)
Separated at Birth?
Hmmm, the phrase does have a certain ring to it!
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