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To: tejek who wrote (175674)	9/30/2003 9:12:05 PM
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Ted, Huffington considering dropping out in order to stop Ah-nuld: foxnews.com Huffington to Speak About Future in Race on TV Tuesday , September 30, 2003 SAN FRANCISCO — Independent candidate Arianna Huffington (search) scheduled a TV appearance Tuesday night amid reports that she was considering dropping out of the recall race and throwing her support to Gov. Gray Davis (search) in order to stop Arnold Schwarzenegger. "She's been talking to all her supporters, campaign staff and donors," Van Jones, Huffington's chief grassroots organizer, said Tuesday. "So we're figuring out the best way for her to position herself so she can maximize opposition to the Schwarzenegger coup." A final decision on whether she would drop out was expected to come during a Tuesday morning conference call with Huffington and her top aides. At a campaign event in San Francisco on Monday, she said she would decide as early as Tuesday whether to urge supporters to oppose the recall and possibly support Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante (search) if Davis is recalled. "I'm talking to a lot of supporters, and people who are part of the campaign," she said in Tuesday's San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm going to make a decision later this week." The Los Angeles Times also reported that she considering dropping out. Huffington, a 53-year old columnist and TV pundit who made the transformation from Republican to fiery populist, matched wits with Schwarzenegger in last week's debate, trading insults and wisecracks. But she has failed to catch on in the polls. In a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll released Sunday, Huffington picked up just 2 percent support, compared with 40 percent for Schwarzenegger and 25 percent for Bustamante, the only major Democrat in the race. Meanwhile, a week before the election, the spiraling cost of workers' compensation has emerged as a hot-button issue in the debate over the economy and keeping businesses from leaving California. Davis was prepared to sign sweeping changes in state workers' compensation rules Tuesday, part of his strategy of doing the state's business while campaigning to save his job. Annual workers' comp costs for businesses across the state have risen to $29 billion, climbing $20 billion over the past eight years. The overhaul, passed by the Legislature earlier this month, aims to cut $5 billion to $6 billion from the system. Analysts say the changes will also give insurers room to lower their premiums for employers. Schwarzenegger has criticized the bill, saying it is inadequate to keep businesses from moving out of state. He said if elected governor, he would call a special legislative session to pass stiffer reforms. Davis renewed his challenge for the former bodybuilder to debate him, a proposition the actor rejected. "I don't know what Mr. Schwarzenegger is afraid of," Davis said. "I mean, I never participated in a Mr. Universe contest. I weigh maybe 165 pounds on a good day. I'm ready to go to him toe-to-toe, but he seems to be the one on the run."