Total Recall
Jun 22nd, 2005 at 12:01 pm by Susie
Okay, I admit: I just wanted to use the headline. No one’s started a “Recall Ahnold” petition as far as I know, but the time may be coming fast:
Insiders say the no-new-taxes theme illustrates the harsh reality facing Schwarzenegger, who wooed state voters early on by portraying himself as a bipartisan reformer ready to bust up gridlock in Sacramento. His agenda has stalled, his approval ratings are sliding, and his call for a special election has been opposed by almost two-thirds of voters in a state poll.
“How do you sell redistricting, and teacher tenure and budget caps? They’re all so arcane,” said Martin Nolan, a longtime national political writer, of Schwarzenegger’s ballot proposals. “So, let’s find a hot-button issue — taxes.”
The strategy is a classic in politics, said Michael Semler, government professor at Cal State Sacramento.
“If you don’t have substance, scare ‘em,” he said. “If the facts aren’t there, go with theatrics.”
I forget the details about deadlines, etc, from last time around, but we’re probably too close to the regular 2006 election to make a recall even possible. (Or am I being to lieteral here?)
But, wow, the numbers in yesterday’s Field Poll were just AWFUL for poor Gov. Gropenator.
(Someday, I’m going to have to learn to spell schadenfreude without looking it up!)
A recall is totally out of the questioin. Nobody wants to re-live that nightmare again. Nobody.
I find it extremely painfull–I am a California boy true and true and these idiots have trashed the place. We are a national joke and I have rarely felt so embarrassed, not on anything that wasn’t personal.
We’re going to beat this asshole next year, but God I hate this, I loathe it–I live under Bush and Arnie. This is one seriously fucked up country, and I often wonder why I let my soul get sullied with all this political filth. It couldn’t be worth it.