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13:27 - Don't write us off just yet
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Damien Del Russo points this out:
When asked how they would vote on recalling Davis, 63 percent of probable voters surveyed said they would vote yes, compared with 35 percent who said they would vote no.
In a separate vote to choose a replacement for Davis, Schwarzenegger was the choice of 40 percent of respondents.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was the choice for 25 percent of voters polled, Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock received 18 percent.
The poll showed Green Party candidate Peter Camejo with 5 percent and syndicated columnist and independent candidate Arianna Huffington with 2 percent of the respondents' support.
Good, good. So McClintock won't be a spoiler even if he stays in the race, because I imagine more people will throw in with Arnie as election day approaches (out of an acceptance of the reality of their comparative electabilities) than will swing to McClintock on principle. Bustamonte seems to be failing to thrill people (his numbers are barely better than McClintock's). Sure, these comparative numbers are only among those who would approve the recall (e.g. mostly Republicans), but it's refreshing to see just how little support Mr. DJ Smooth is getting. And it's even more refreshing to see that even out here in Berkeleyland, Huffington and King Camejomejo are waaaay down in the noise. California doesn't want anyone more socialist than Davis in office, thankyouverymuch.
We might just come out of this all right.
Meanwhile, in La-La Land, MoveOn.org is running an EMERGENCY! Stop Schwarzenegger! mailing campaign. Hey, good luck to 'em-- I suppose not winning a single kooky cause since Monicagate will really demoralize a group, huh?
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