|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Dan Walters: [CA] Governor's in a tight spot, but Democrats recall big reversal in 1994
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Race
|
| Contributor | CBlock941 |
| Last Edited | CBlock941 Sep 09, 2005 08:23am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Sacramento Bee |
| News Date | Friday, September 9, 2005 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Republican governor of California was in big trouble. He had waged a bitter battle with unions and their Democratic allies in the Legislature and was on the receiving end of a massive, union-financed media campaign that had driven his popularity so low that only a third of voters were inclined to re-elect him. The Democratic state treasurer was being hailed in some political circles as a virtually certain successor.
That could be a fair description of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's political situation, or at least what his situation probably will be should he lose - as current polls indicate he's likely to do - on a series of Nov. 8 special election ballot measures that challenge union power in the Capitol...
It is, however, a description of the dilemma in which Republican Gov. Pete Wilson found himself 12 years ago as he neared the end of his first, tumultuous term and faced a 1994 re-election campaign with voter support that was even a few points lower than Schwarzenegger's current standing. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
