Embattled Governor Davis finds solace in opinion poll

[T_i_B]

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=442888

Gray Davis's chances of clinging to his job as Governor of California improved yesterday when the latest opinion poll showed voters were locked in a dead heat over his future. A federal court of appeal also gave a strong indication that it might delay the recall election, set for 7 October, because of unreliable voting machinery in six counties.

In the latest twist to a race in which nothing has turned out as expected, a Los Angeles Times poll challenged the conventional wisdom that Governor Davis was history. Fifty per cent of respondents said they would vote to recall him, with 47 per cent against and 3 per cent undecided. The difference between the "yes" and "no" camps is, for the first time, statistically insignificant.

Although the governor, a Democrat, remains deeply unpopular for his handling of everything from California's electricity crisis to last year's unprecedented $38bn (£24bn) budget deficit, he appears to be benefiting from growing voter disillusionment with his would-be replacements and from an energetic campaign to humanise his robotic, colourless public image. Some of the biggest names in Democratic Party politics have either campaigned for him already or are about to. Bill Clinton is arriving this weekend, to be followed by Jesse Jackson, Mario Cuomo and many others.

Mr Schwarzenegger, meanwhile, has been struggling on all fronts because he has refused to be drawn on the specifics of his platform, has so far refused to debate with his fellow candidates, and has had to fend off a flurry of unflattering accounts of his colourful sexual history, many of them provided by himself in old magazine interviews. Mr Bustamante remains the front-runner with 30 per cent, with Mr Schwarzenegger running behind on 25. The conservative Republican Tom McClintock, who has been articulate and clear on his policy positions, was at 18 per cent in the LA Times poll.

[joefree1]

1. And now appearing, ...drum rolls please

The Big Dog cometh.



http://www.no-recall.com

Thank the repukes for this waste of time 60$ million plus recall. Yeah, thanks a lot Rove.

[Frances]

2. The judges have to decide

if 40,000 people will be disenfranchised or not.

[LearnedHand]

3. If the polls truly turn against Davis,

...I wonder if a good strategy for him would be to resign and appoint Bustamonte BEFORE the recall vote???

(Not giving in, folks, just wondering.)

[twilight]

4. Davis will win again

Have faith and no he will NOT resign either and I don't want him to resign!

NO ON THE RECALL!!

:dem:

P.S. I already voted. :D

[xxqqqzme]

5. once again -

Once the recall was certified there was no resigning - it is all recall all the way 2 10/7.

The recall will fail! I have been registering voters this last month and it will fail!

BTW - all Californians get you absentee ballot application turned in! 70% of polling places will NOT B open 10/7! VBM!(VoteByMail)

[dicknbush]

6. It wouldn't matter.

The recall would still proceed if ti passes the court test and Bustamonte would have to win if the recall passed.

[ignatius]

7. It really pisses me off how an $8 billion deficit in Ca., which

if were a country would be the 5th largest in the world, can get Davis recalled and a $450 Biliion(not including whatever congress gives him for Iraq) doesn't get Presdient Dumbfuck impeached. His lies, cover up of the epa reports and looting of the treasury to Carlyle and halliburton are just a few crimes worthy of impeachment.

Davis stood up to Enron, Bush and Cheney single handedly without using a body double, he has commited no crime. This is such horseshit.

[WindRavenX]

8. But oh so Republican

This recall isn't about replacing a bad Governor; it's about the Republicans unable to accept the fact Davis WON in November.
Hypocrits!