That opens the door for a Big Name Democrat to move into California and run.
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Posted on 06/21/2003 9:24:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal
That opens the door for a Big Name Democrat to move into California and run.
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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??
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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