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Effort to recall governor qualifies for California ballot: Gray Davis Will Face Recall Election
Associated Press ^
| 07-23-03
Posted on 07/23/2003 6:33:22 PM PDT by Brian S
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:43:03 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Gov. Gray Davis became the nation's first governor in 82 years to face a recall election, as California's secretary of state announced Wednesday that a Republican-led campaign once discounted as improbable had qualified for the ballot.
Davis, a career Democratic politician who was elected in a landslide in 1998 before his popularity plunged amid California's energy crisis and budget deficit, must face the electorate in 60 to 80 days, according to state law.
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To: tallhappy
Let's see how long McAwful's pledge that they wouldn't put any Dims against Grayout holds. This is really gonna be interesting. The mud-slinging from the Davis camp will begin almost immediately.
To: mewzilla
I just hope that we don't have half the Pubies in the State filing to run. The last thing we need is for some Dem to come out of the woodwork and win with 20% of the vote. Perhaps the "big names" can all sit around a table, play a few hands of 5 card draw and settle the nomination quietly.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:43:14 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Brian S; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; Ernest_at_the_Beach
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent work. Now vote the <expletive deleted> out.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:43:32 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Uday and Qusay are now reunited with their daddy; confirmation that Saddam is also there pending)
To: tallhappy
Oh come on...you know what I mean. Sheesh.
To: Brian S
So, what is the plan if Bustamante refuses to allow voters to choose a replacement, and takes the office himself by fiat, as he has threatened?
What would the people do?
What should the people do?
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07/23/2003 6:44:31 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: ysoitanly
I hear Arnold will be backing Riordan if he runs. They're pals.
To: Redcloak
Costa was saying they wanted more than two candidates; I would guess three or four. The unspoken but obviously strategy is Grayout will have a limited amount of time to launch the smear and dirt tactics, and multiple (but not excessive) targets would make it harder.
To: Brian S
However this turns out its good for the GOP nationally. It says the progresive/liberals are failures and they cannot even keep themselves in office let alone govern. This kind of stuff speaks to the swing voters quitely but effectively.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:45:44 PM PDT
by
VRWC_minion
(Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and most are right)
To: truthkeeper
I hear Arnold will be backing Riordan if he runs. Figures.
Liberals tend to support each other.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:45:44 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: Redcloak
The state would be better off picking some poor slob's name from a phone book. I think anyone who actually wants this job needs to have his head, or his motives, examined.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:46:34 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: truthkeeper
Let's hope that Riordan's age and his ailing wife who does not want him to run win out. He's aRINO extraordinaire and was brutally smeared publicly by Grayout when he ran last time, and he eventually dropped out, leaving Simon.
To: JohnnyZ; Theodore R.; Nathaniel Fischer; AuH2ORepublican; LdSentinal; Kuksool; Coop; ...
Arnold looks like he won't run, thus clearing the way for McClintock. Get ready to Rumble!
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:47:24 PM PDT
by
Pubbie
(Bill Owens for Prez and Jeb as VP in '08.)
To: Redcloak
Perhaps the "big names" can all sit around a table, play a few hands of 5 card draw and settle the nomination quietly. Works for me, especially if it's a 1-election winner-take-all setup (unlike Wisconsin, where there is a runoff unless someone gets 50%+1).
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:47:25 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Uday and Qusay are now reunited with their daddy; confirmation that Saddam is also there pending)
To: Brian S
Let's just hope that all those people who signed the petition actually go to the polls.
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:48:35 PM PDT
by
Hildy
To: Brian S
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posted on
07/23/2003 6:48:45 PM PDT
by
kellynla
("C" 1/5 1st Mar Div Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
To: steveegg
In California, the recall winner only needs a simply majority, which is a little scary when you think about it. If the majority candidate only gets, say 20% of the vote, they still win. But that's how it works. That's why there needs to be a small and qualified field.
To: kellynla
McClintock truly is the most qualified. He's got experience and an actual PLAN. He's my pick, for sure!
To: truthkeeper
Make it so!
To: B Knotts
What would the people do?Turn him into a pinata.
What should the people do?
Whomp on the pinata.
To: kellynla; All
Does anybody know if we can vote by absentee ballot in a recall election?
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