Davis will remain Gov, so it seems..... the tide is coming back to shore..

[radwriter0555]

September 10, 2003 -- ARNOLD the non-governor. Political sharpies, half-Dems, half-GOPniks, some from Los Angeles, some from New York, took a vote at a friendly dinner table. All said he'll blow it.
A knowledgeable Californian - yes, there are such things - said California's next Gov is (open the envelope) . . . Gray Davis!

This uncharismatic flop of a chief executive - whose popularity plopped so low as to invite a recall - will retain the office, they say, by a skinny margin. Due not to accomplishments or new faux image but to his faux opposition.

When Bill Simon dropped out, the Republicans, with fewer votes than the Democrats, hoped state Sen. Tom McClintock would follow so the party could support Arnold. But McClintock's conservative followers can't buy Arnold's liberal takes. So, McClintock stays in and cops 15 percent of the vote.

To woo GOP voters, Arnold makes just enough conservative noises to alienate whatever Democrats he could have blotted up. His failure to debate, plus his equivocation on certain issues, is terminating the Terminator.

This leaves Cruz Bustamante who, in hustling the liberal constituency, favors bizarre propositions like driver's licenses to illegal aliens so they can get jobs. Who's trying to overcome his recent use of the "n" word. Whose $2 million acceptance from Indian tribe lobbyists for tax-free casinos resonated negatively.

So what's that leave? The pallid not-so-colorful graying Davis.

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm

This is the gal who broke clinton's alliance with davis weeks before the broad media did...

[joeybee12]

1. I'm leary of the NY Post

However, I do believe there has been a cahnge in the wind. Davis just might survive, and hopefully Ah-nuld will get about 20% of the vote and be labeled a political loser for eternity.

[onehandle]

2. I also believe that Davis has a real shot at survival...

If not, Bustamante will kick Arnold's ass.

Either way, the GOP is finished in California for a generation.

[Frances]

3. I get to vote in this election

and I'm voting

No on recall Yes on Bustamante

Thanks to DU for keeping me informed on Arnold's true history. I certainly didn't get it from the San Jose Mercury News.

[radwriter0555]

4. I AM genuinely seeing the tide turn. AS was initially a contender, but

he's not holding up or presenting well at all, so, I withdraw my tentative support from him.

I got my sample ballot last night, in fact. I will vote no on a recall, and if it does move forward without davis on it, I'll cast a vote for some random chick who doesn't have a shot in hell.

Davis will stay on deck it appears, which is a fantastic defeat of the repubs.

[David__77]

5. Obligatory Bustamante plug...

I hope you'll consider Cruz Bustamante. He supports SB 2, the "Health Care for All Act" which will extend health care to many if not most of the uninsured in this state. This along is reason enough to support him. But on any number of policy issues, he's a great candidate!

[Oracle]

6. Don't sell the last minute right-wing media blitz and smears...

with some ugly rumor right before the election so it can't be proven wrong in time...filthy slimy greedy republican swine!

[David__77]

7. Two-way street.

I'd think it more likely that we'll learn a few things about the actor.