Gov. Davis Prepares for Political Battle

[newyawker99]

Gov. Gray Davis and his advisers prepared for a bruising campaign after state officials announced the nation's first gubernatorial recall election in 82 years is headed for the ballot.

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said the state's 58 counties had reported 1.3 million valid petition signatures, well over the 897,158 required for a recall election.

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, required by law to set an election within 60-80 days, was expected to announce the date at a news conference Thursday. An election could be held as early as Sept. 23.

"This is the first statewide special election in California's history. The challenges are profound," Shelley said at a news conference. "This could very well be one of the most important ballots our citizens ever cast."


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[salmonhorse]

1. Oh, it will be a Battle Royal all right...

Points will be made regarding Rove/RNC/Nixon-Bush-Cheney/re-publican insufferably fiddle-fucking with the electoral system. They hate to lose; they just hate it! They won't! They're willing to break it all; spend it all; tip every card and monopoly game table on the landscape to their own ends and theirs alone. Don't believe me? Carville made the same points yesterday. The capitol was awash with news outlets while having to step over TV cables for all intent running round the Sec of State Office Building 1/2 a block from where I live. But yes...

This will be interesting. Davis has been re-elected 5 times previous and not for no reason whatsoever. Davis is a political in-fighter of the 1st magnitude. Issa wants a fight. Therefore step up, Mr. Issa. You are about to be granted your wish.

[AndyTiedye]

2. But Where Is Issa?

>... Rep. Darrell Issa (news, bio, voting record), who bankrolled the recall signature
>gathering effort with $1.7 million of his own money ? definitely in the running. He
>planned to return from Washington as early as Thursday...

where he was obviously consulting with his masters and arranging reimbursement
of the "millions of dollars of his own money" from the bottomless Slush Fund.

We know who is really running this show.

[salmonhorse]

3. Issa?

Likely making Kissy Lips to himself in a mirror somewhere ~

:shrug: