Gov. Schwarzenegger Trolls for Votes

[Judi Lynn]

Gov. Schwarzenegger Trolls for Votes
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Trolls for Votes at San Diego Restaurant

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO Oct 31, 2005 — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waded into a lunchtime crowd to kick off a final week of campaigning for his four state ballot initiatives, telling customers waiting on shrimp salad and clam chowder that lawmakers have failed them.

Schwarzenegger emerged quietly, without introduction, from the kitchen of Point Loma Seafoods on Sunday. For 45 minutes, he shook hands, handed out campaign booklets, signed autographs and posed for photos. There were no speeches, no loudspeakers and unlike many of his appearances no protests.

"Remember one thing: The Legislature couldn't do it, so the people have to do it," he told one customer.

The governor also fired away at leadership in San Diego, which has suffered a string of setbacks including a rising pension shortfall, overdue audits and federal investigations into whether officials hid financial problems.
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