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Feinstein Won't Bid for Calif. Gov. Job
The Associated Press ^ | 6/22/03

Posted on 06/21/2003 9:24:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal

SAN FRANCISCO - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., eliminated herself Saturday as a possible replacement for Gov. Gray Davis, who is facing a recall drive rapidly gaining momentum.

"I am not a candidate," said Feinstein, who appeared with Davis at ceremonies to open a rail extension to San Francisco International Airport.

Feinstein, the Democratic nominee for governor in 1990, had been considered the strongest potential Democratic candidate. But party officials have long been urging prominent Democrats to stay off the ballot, insisting the governor should be allowed to stave off the recall without facing challengers from his own party.

Other high-level California Democrats, including Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Attorney General Bill Lockyer, had already said they had no intention of running.

Recall supporters claim to have gathered about 800,000 signatures in favor forcing an election to recall Davis, who won a second term in November.

Recall proponents have until Sept. 2 to collect nearly 900,000 signatures. They want to submit the needed signatures next month, which would force a special election this fall.

Potential Republican candidates include Rep. Darrell Issa , who is largely bankrolling the recall effort; Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in last year's election, and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Feinstein said Davis, whose approval numbers have plummeted as the state struggles with a huge budget deficit, was re-elected as governor "just six months ago," and should not have to mount a new campaign to keep his job.

"The recall is really there for gross moral turpitude, corruption, or some extraneous terrible circumstance in which you have to remove somebody from office," Feinstein said. "Now the state's having a rough time. So is every other state in the union right now."

Feinstein, a former mayor of San Francisco, was first elected to the Senate in 1992. Her current term expires in 2006.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2003; billsimon; bustamante; calgov2002; california; carpetbagger; clinton; feinstein; gore; governor; graydavis; issa; lockyer; recall; schwarzenegger; senate
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1 posted on 06/21/2003 9:24:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: LdSentinal
Gray "gross moral turpitude" Davis. It fits.
2 posted on 06/21/2003 9:26:36 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: hedgetrimmer
Expect alot of candy coating on this one...And once again blame the RIGHT for this mess of a recall.....Stand up and blame yourselves and your social bandwagon of RATS.....!
3 posted on 06/21/2003 9:29:51 PM PDT by Republic Rocker
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To: LdSentinal; Southack; Dog Gone; *calgov2002; Canticle_of_Deborah; NormsRevenge; snopercod; ...
Hey that is big news.

That opens the door for a Big Name Democrat to move into California and run.

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4 posted on 06/21/2003 9:31:20 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
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To: LdSentinal
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I want her out as a Sinator so she can't screw over my state anymore.
5 posted on 06/21/2003 9:31:50 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("Say goodnite to da Bad Guy" - Tony Montana)
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To: LdSentinal
Gee, none of the local California Democrats are jumping in to the recall race.

Guess that leaves the field open for Bill Clinton or Al Gore.

Does California have a Chappaqua like New York??

6 posted on 06/21/2003 9:32:29 PM PDT by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: LdSentinal
"I am not a candidate," said Feinstein"

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So she says TODAY. But notice she did not state categorically that she will not become a candidate later.

I don't trust any of the RATs.
7 posted on 06/21/2003 9:33:52 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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.. or some extraneous terrible circumstance in which you have to remove somebody from office

LOL .. Chandra was one of your voters from ConditLand , DiFiChi ..

The voters beat his arse to death next election, too, even when you and his cronies in DC stood by him..

Oh, Please support Gray!!

We'll see you at the next election.

Say Hi to Babs.

8 posted on 06/21/2003 9:48:09 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic... http://www.drafttom.com ... Tom McClintock for Gub in the Recall)
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To: LdSentinal
Feinswine has a good thing going (just ask her Chicom husband), no way is she dumb enough to take on the thankless task of running California. Not with that humongous albatross of a deficit Grey Davis manufactured.
9 posted on 06/21/2003 9:54:09 PM PDT by dennisw (G-d is at war with Amalek for all generations)
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To: LdSentinal
Another similar AP article FRom the Sac Bee

Feinstein swears off recall race

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has said she does not intend to be a candidate for governor, the same pledge taken by other prominent Democrats in the face of a recall aimed at Gov. Gray Davis, a Feinstein spokesman said Saturday.

Feinstein has often been mentioned as a possible replacement candidate for Davis, who is facing a recall drive that is rapidly gaining momentum.

But Howard Gantman, a spokesman for Feinstein, quoted her as saying before flying to California for a weekend appearance, "I intend to remain a United States senator. I do not intend to run for governor."

Feinstein appeared with Davis Saturday at ceremonies to open a BART extension to San Francisco International Airport, and denounced the recall effort.

Recall supporters claim to have gathered about 800,000 signatures in favor of the idea. If they gather about 1.2 million valid signatures by Sept. 2, voters will simultaneously be asked if they want to remove Davis from office, and to pick someone to replace him as governor if he is voted out.

Feinstein's declaration comes as Democrats are closing ranks around the governor's effort to fight off the recall. Last week the most prominent potential Democratic replacement candidates - Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Treasurer Phil Angelides and Controller Steve Westly - essentially removed themselves from the race.

Democratic Party officials have long been urging potential candidates to stay off the ballot, insisting that the governor should be allowed to stave off the recall without facing challengers from his own party.

Feinstein, a former mayor of San Francisco, was first elected to the Senate in 1992. Her current term expires in 2006.

10 posted on 06/21/2003 10:20:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi..Support FRee Republic... http://www.drafttom.com ... Tom McClintock for Gub in the Recall)
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I think the Democrats' strategy has to be this: If polls show the recalled succeeding, Davis will resign before polling day and Cruz Bustamante (the Lt Gov) will become Gov. Ugh.

Am I missing something?
11 posted on 06/21/2003 10:23:13 PM PDT by RealEstateEntrepreneur
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To: LdSentinal
Hahaha, no one wants the job but Graydufis
12 posted on 06/21/2003 10:27:11 PM PDT by blastdad51 (Proud father of an Enduring Freedom vet, and friend of a soldier lost in Afghanistan)
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To: LdSentinal
It's one thing for Feinstein to have to visit California from time to time to raise Hollywood campaign cash, but actually move there? No. She is very comfortable at home in Washington DC. She's way too old to go through another move.
13 posted on 06/21/2003 10:28:57 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: RealEstateEntrepreneur
It doesn't work that way. Someone posted the California code on this the other day -- sorry I don't have the link. Basically, once the petitions are certified (which could very well be in July) Davis can't just resign and hand the office over to the Lt. Gov -- the Lt. Gov would serve until the special election, where the voters would choose the new permanent governor.
14 posted on 06/21/2003 11:24:44 PM PDT by Brandon
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To: LdSentinal
"Thank you for your order with SportsZone, Ms. Rodham."


15 posted on 06/21/2003 11:46:32 PM PDT by Stultis
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To: LdSentinal
"I am not a candidate," said Feinstein

Neither are Issa, McClintock, etc. Nobody is a candidate yet, since the Recall election has not been announced yet and nobody has filed for candidacy yet.

Democrats Feinstein, Bustamante, Westly, Angelides, and Lockyer announced equivocal or vague statements about not running, along the lines of "I do not intend to run." None of them promised not to run in the recall election.

16 posted on 06/22/2003 12:29:47 AM PDT by heleny
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To: RealEstateEntrepreneur
If polls show the recalled succeeding, Davis will resign before polling day and Cruz Bustamante (the Lt Gov) will become Gov.

Not according to California Elections Code, section 11302. If Davis resigns after the filing date of the recall, Bustamante only becomes acting governor until the recall election determines Davis' successor, at which time Bustamante goes back to being Lt.Gov.

17 posted on 06/22/2003 12:32:34 AM PDT by heleny
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CA Elections Code, Section 11302.

If a vacancy occurs in an office after a recall petition is filed against the vacating officer, the recall election shall nevertheless proceed. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law, but any person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office only until a successor is selected in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 11360) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 11380), and the successor qualifies for that office.

18 posted on 06/22/2003 12:33:22 AM PDT by heleny
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To: RealEstateEntrepreneur
I think the Democrats' strategy has to be this: If polls show the recalled succeeding, Davis will resign before polling day and Cruz Bustamante (the Lt Gov) will become Gov. Ugh.

Don't worry. The petition has two parts to it: the recall petition, and the special election. Barbara Simpson had Howard Kaloosian (sp?) and Darrell Issa on KSFO today, and the word is that even if Gov. Grayout resigns, the special election would proceed if the recall succeeded. Davis resigning does not trump the recall. Whew!

19 posted on 06/22/2003 12:46:17 AM PDT by bootless (Never Forget)
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Thanks for clarifying!

In that case, my money is on Schwarzenegger. Especially after Feinstein dropped out today. But I think he'd beat her, anyway.
20 posted on 06/22/2003 12:54:24 AM PDT by RealEstateEntrepreneur
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