Recall Politics

While this is a reasonable argument, given the anti-politician sentiment that appears to be raging in the California electorate, such statements may actually backfire:

Bustamante, on CNN's American Morning, highlighted Schwarzenegger's lack of political experience.

I have a hard time believing that the winner will end up with this much of the vote:

In the poll, 42 percent of respondents said there is a good or very good chance they would vote for the charismatic movie star in the October 7 recall election, while Bustamante had the next-highest rating at 22 percent. Nearly two-thirds said they would vote to recall Davis.

I would expect Bustamante to gain some. However, it wouldn't shock me if Davis ended up losing the recall vote by over 60%.

And this doesn't strike me as smart:

Davis reiterated his argument that the recall "is an insult to the 8 million people who went to the polls last November" and will waste $70 million in badly-needed state funds.

Because, if the polls are accurate, some of the folks who voted for Davis are now willing to recall him. So, he is potentially insulting voters whose minds he could change.

And arguing about the cost of the recall is, as I have noted before, rather moot at this point. Granted, he is trying to get people mad so that they will vote against the recall, but I can't see this as a winning strategy.

Source: CNN.com - Davis, Bustamante build strategies to beat Schwarzenegger

Posted by Steven Taylor at August 11, 2024 03:23 PM | TrackBack