Well, now 73 is the closest to passing, at 47.9 percent yes and 52.1 percent no. With 89.8 percent of precincts reporting, I think it's safe to go to bed now.
"The promise of Schwarzenegger was as a bipartisan, centrist leader who would speak for constituencies north and south, left and right, black, brown, yellow and white,'' Trounstine said. "But when he made the decision to set himself against teachers, firefighters, nurses and cops, he created a hornet's nest of opposition that didn't have to be there. Now, the question is: Once the hornets are out of the nest, how do you get them back?" Source...
When all is said and done, the amount spent on Tuesday's election in California will easily surpass the more than $241 million that John Kerry spent running for president last year, and could even top the $306 million that President Bush spent to win re-election. Kerry and Bush, whose 2004 spending totals were compiled by the Center for Responsive Government, had to run in 50 states. Here in California it was all about eight initiatives.
Burton: Arnold's real Achilles heel? "The guy thinks he can sell iceboxes to Eskimos," Burton said. "He's a good B.S.er, and people are starting to understand that he's a B.S.er." Source...
What a total slap in the face. What do you expect when you mess with firemen, teachers and nurses!? What was Arnold thinking? I don't think he'll "be back" from this blow.
