(DEM) Insurance Commissioner (Garamendi) Quits Recall Race

[DUreader]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3009058,00.html



SACRAMENTO (AP) - Insurance Commissioner
John Garamendi dropped his bid for governor
Saturday, hours before the deadline to file his
candidacy papers in the October recall election.

Garamendi's advisers said the former state
senator was under pressure to stay out of the
race from Democrats who feared splitting support
among Democratic candidates, should Gov. Gray
Davis be recalled.

``I know firsthand that this recall election has
become a circus,'' Garamendi said. ``I have
concluded I will not engage in this election as a
candidate.''

Garamendi was one of two Democrats who
jumped into the race Thursday despite earlier
pledges not to run. Garamendi said he was
pressured by three Democrats to step aside in the
first 24 hours of his campaign.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Good move John

I really like Garamendi and would prefer him to Cruz but he hasn't been able to make a good run for it.

[ferg]

2. yay!

Good for Garamendi

[Democat]

3. Thank you Garamendi!

This is good news.

[jos]

4. It is good news

It will allow the Democratic voters to rally around Bustamante.

[neuvocat]

5. Hand it to Jiacinto:

He said that Garamendi had to step down today and sure enough that's what happened.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. Thank You Mr. Garamendi...

you've done well for you state and country!!!


:dem: :dem: dem:




:kick: Schwarzenegger, Simon, and McClintock's Rethug asses out!!!!!!!!!!

[The Zanti Regent]

7. Thank you, Mr Garamendi!

Now we can rally around Cruz and let the GOP Right Wing bite Arnold in the ass real good!

[Trajan]

8. YEAH ....

He must have been warned about that "Wilderness" place, where party members who get all egotistical go after they screw up ...

NOW I wont have to send that nasty letter ...

THANK YOU Mr. Garamendi ....

[robbedvoter]

9. Almost as crassly as Issa: "They made me!"

Could have said: "It's an anti-dem process and we need unity - vote No on recall and then for Bustamante. But he had to use his 15 minutes of glory to whine...

[JackSwift]

10. Thank you John

I know you have wanted to be governor for a long time. As disappointing for you as this personally is, it was the right decision for the state. You are a great insurance commissioner, keep it up.