that he instructed his staff to stop running ads with his picture on them for the measures he's trying to pass. Even he realizes he would drag them down. Nevertheless, one or two of them may have a shot at passing. The teacher tenure bill (extends teacher probation from 2 to 5 years) seems to have been fairly well received and the drug have bankrolled a huge campaign for their pet proposition that might trick voters into voting for it (demonizes trial lawyers). However the centerpiece of ahnuld's program is the measure that sets stste spending levels according to formulas and that doesn't seem to be doing well. For all his bluster he's turned into kind of a girlyman governor in his dealings with the legislature and he was hoping to use this bill to be able to say he was forced by law to make spending cuts. Number one the voters don't like him very much and two, they don't want to see spending controlled by a computer with no political input (even though they like the legislature about as much as they do ahnuld.
5. When * came to CA and Arrrrnold refused to be seen with him
it was assumed (possibly correctly) that Arnold didn't want Bush's failures and sinking poll numbers to rub off on him...
OTOH, it could just as easily been Shrubya dissing the Gropenfuher for much the same reason.
Arnold sucks and no amount of Terminator style throw off lines are going to rescue him now... Mr. Girlyman is goin down. As are all of measures that he is supporting.
That's not just me saying it... every Newspaper and local TV pundit is saying it too.
I think people are waking up to the fact that CA was gamed "big time" in the electric energy crisis... and Gray Davis was the ultimate target. And the voters are feeling a little restless about being misled. (sound familiar?)
the media goes to some lengths to portray him as a moderate. if that image sticks -- along with his performance in contra costa the other night -- his measures could pass.
californians are like any other american -- talk about how evil government is and bureaucrats are and you have center stage.
always remember -- we gave america ronald reagan -- so the left has to work very hard if they want to stay ahead of arnold.
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