Repudiation Day (West Coast)
The Governator has met the Big Terminator, and is going down, down, down. California voters are rejecting all of the governor's initiatives, and all the propositions he supported. In fact, in a sweeping repudiation of the special election itself that Governor Schwarzenegger called, all of the initiatives on the ballot are on their way to defeat. The last to turn was Prop 75, which sought to restrict unions from using their funds for political advocacy. It was narrowly passing until Los Angeles votes started coming in. When about 14% of LA County's votes were counted, and about 57% of the state's precincts reporting, Prop 75 slipped into the NO column.
It's been estimated that $300 million was spent on this election, with the strapped state government paying out $60 million.
5 days ago
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Seems to me this isn't so much a repudiation of the Governor but simply repudiation, if that's the right word, of the special election. The initiatives being pushed by the lefties on prescription drugs and electricity regulation lost as well as the reform oriented initiatives.
Right, it was a combination, but the governor staked a lot on his initiatives, and he was the one who called the special election. It's being perceived as a big loss for him and his re-election chances. (Some are calling him the One-Terminator.)
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