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[jamesinca]

Let us not forget that the largest number of Dean supporters in the nation are out here in CA. There are over 100,000 of us here. 70% voter turnout at the recall was nothing compared to what I think will be a huge turnout in the fall. The recall passed barely, Arnie won on star power. McClintock the true repug in the race only got 9% of the vote. If they are excited over a 9% approval of a conservative then I say bring it on.

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"Republicans insist that they are more competitive in California and that the recall last fall of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis marked a shift in the political landscape here."

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Let us not forget that a lot of what Arnie promised in the election, he has not done, or is now refusing to do. He got rid of the Vehicle License Fee increase. But he has not offset that revenue loss with anything else and that is causing a lot of cities and towns more financial hardship. He increased the cost of a college education, and he went after k-12 which he promised he would not do. You know what else marked a shift in the political landscape: Gay marriages and immigration. Those things were not part of the recall and they were not part of the Bush visit last fall. There is a war that has gone bad, approval ratings that have gone bad, an economy that has gone bad. He increased the fees for the Hetch-hetchy reservoir from, I think, $30k to $8 million since then. He is gong to have a fundraiser and an official visit in the same stop so the taxpayers can pick up the cost without him having to spend a dime of his election funds.

I personally have registered 25 people as first time voters to the Democratic party. I have gotten 4 to switch from Republican to Democrat on the voter registration. I have have been working my ass off to get him out of office and there are a lot of us out here that feel more strongly than I do about this.