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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (447041)	8/24/2003 1:46:17 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

NEWS: Democrat Bustamante Opens Huge Lead In Calif.; CA to become the Repuke neoNAZI Waterloo [ed: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I told you so.] local6.com The latest poll says Democrat Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante has a significant lead over actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the California gubernatorial recall race. A Los Angeles Times poll finds 35 percent backing Bustamante, a Democrat, and 22 percent supporting Schwarzenegger, a Republican. Previous polls showed the two neck and neck in their campaigns to replace Gov. Gray Davis if he's recalled Oct. 7. Three other Republicans trail Schwarzenegger, including state Sen. Tom McClintock with 12 percent, former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth with seven percent and Bill Simon, who has since withdrawn, with 6 percent. The poll of 801 likely voters was taken between Aug. 16 and Aug. 21. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. Budget-Watchers Hearing Nothing New Career budget-watchers say they've seen no ground-breaking economic plans from candidates hoping to replace Davis. Veteran budget analyst Jean Ross, head of the nonprofit California Budget Project, says she's seen previously rejected plans, new taxes or spending cuts with little chance of Legislative approval -- even some things already in place, such as a state hiring freeze. Says Ross: "There's no silver bullet...you either raise taxes or you cut spending." But much of the budget is for education -- generally untouchable. So much for across-the-board cuts. Past tax amnesties have netted a fraction of the amount predicted. As for audits, that's already done by the Controller's 269 auditors. The Legislature, needing a difficult two-thirds vote, recently passed a budget with no new taxes. But $8 billion of debt was simply put off until next year.

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (447041)	8/24/2003 1:50:43 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

NEWS: Democrat Bustamante Opens Huge Lead in California Governor Race - Poll [ed: The days are numbered for the Repuke neoNAZIs... America is waking up to the Repuke lies and criminal rich and big oil interests. Together we will TAKE AMERICA BACK!!] voanews.com VOA News 24 Aug 2003, 09:25 UTC Californian Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante has a wide lead over actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the race to succeed Governor Gray Davis according to a new poll. Mr. Bustamante, a Democrat, attracted 35 percent of 801 likely voters surveyed by the Los Angeles Times, while Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, took 22 percent. Previous polls had shown leading candidates Mr. Bustamante and Mr. Schwarzenegger within five percentage points of each other. Mr. Bustamante is the sole Democrat in the race to replace Mr. Davis provided he is ousted by an October 7 recall vote. The poll found that 50 percent of likely voters favored recalling Mr. Davis while 45 percent were opposed. The new poll was released after Republican businessman Bill Simon withdrew from the race saying there were too many candidates from his party in the running. Leading state Republicans have urged some of the candidates to drop out. There are more than 130 candidates from both parties trying to replace Mr. Davis, a Democrat, in the October ballot. The Los Angeles Times poll interviewed 1,351 registered voters between August 16 and 21, identifying 801 of them as likely to cast a ballot in the recall election. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus three percent.