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California Governor to Face Recall Vote July 25 - Sacramento, California: On October 7, California voters will decide whether or not Governor Gray Davis (Democrat) will be recalled and if so who will replace him. Davis will be the first California governor ever to face such an election and the first US governor to face one in more than 80 years. Davis was elected to a second term last November with 47% of the vote. He has suffered tremendous criticism over California’s fiscal crisis that has resulted in a $38 billion deficit. The field of candidates includes numerous popular figures in American culture including famous actor and liberal Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, socialite-turned-columnist Arianna Huffington, Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flint, 80’s sitcom star of Diff’rent Strokes Gary Coleman whose candidacy was engineered by an Oakland newspaper as a protest, and Peter Ueberroth, the former commissioner of Major League Baseball, who is a registered Republican but is running as an Independent. Other notable, but certainly not famous candidates include Republican businessman Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in the November election, democratic Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamente, who wants voters to vote against the recall, but for him. Bustamente is the only major Democratic candidate in the race aside from Davis himself. This fact may be pivotal to Davis’ survival in that a crowded Democratic field would split up his vote. There are only two major Republican candidates – Schwarzenegger and Simon. There will be no runoff in the recall election, so whoever gets the most votes wins. More >> |
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