Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has collected more than $76 million in contributions since running in the recall election two years ago, campaigned Monday with U.S. Sen. John McCain, who once called former Gov. Gray Davis' push to raise $26 million "disgraceful."
McCain appeared with the governor at campaign events in Burbank and Oakland, touting the initiatives that Schwarzenegger wants passed in the Nov. 8 special election. By bringing in a senator who built an identity challenging the status quo, Schwarzenegger was trying to stoke interest in the ballot measures, which have been trailing badly in public opinion polls.
At an afternoon appearance at the Oakland Airport Hilton before 200 invited guests from Bay Area Republican groups and local chambers of commerce, the Arizona senator said Schwarzenegger's ballot measures would rattle the political establishment.
"He's got principle. He's got determination and he's got guts to take on the special interests," McCain said.
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