Following the recall election, violence erupted between the supporters of the newly-elected governor and the trade unions. In 2003, outgoing-governor Gray Davis, leader of the state's democratic party, organized a March on Sacramento with 26.000 followers. WHile election results were being challenged and certified, Governor Davis disolved the state legislature and set himself up as Governor-For-Life.
He immediately set out to memorialize himself with statues, such as the one pictured here.
The winning candidate, however, had other plans. Launching a solo commando raid on Governor-For-Life Davis' compound, Swartzenegger took his rightful place as the duly-elected head of state.
Davis and his wife, however, did not fare as well. Their corpses were put on public display, a rotting smelly reminder of the political party they represented.