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Push to Delay Recall Election
Aired August 18, 2003 - 05:24 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger might not be a shoe-in. Why? Well, because there are some other candidates out there who are getting some attention, and there's a push to delay the recall election.
With an update on California's campaign tale, here's CNN's Miguel Marquez.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Some of the lesser known candidates in this California recall are taking on Arnold Schwarzenegger from his right flank. Republicans Bill Simon and Tom McClintock argue they're the choice for real conservatives.
Sunday on "Meet The Press," Bill Simon, who lost to Gray Davis last November, put some ideological light between himself and front runner Arnold Schwarzenegger.
BILL SIMON (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: It's good to hear about some of the stances that Arnold has. You know, for example, he is pro-abortion, I'm not. I'm pro-life. But the bottom line, again, is this, we need plans to fix California. We need to hear about Mr. Schwarzenegger's ideas in a broad variety of areas.
I want to shrink the size of government. Mr. Schwarzenegger surrounded himself with liberals in terms of spending. Mr. Buffett said last week, his chief economic spokesman, that he wants -- he thinks the property tax is too low. I don't think it is too low.
MARQUEZ: Mr. Schwarzenegger's campaign staff says he has always supported a woman's right to choose, he is not surrounded by economic liberals and he supports keeping California property taxes just where they are. His campaign also says what such remarks are all about is Bill Simon and Tom McClintock jockeying for third place. And it appears that jockeying may get muddy. Bill Simon's campaign released this fax saying that they are taking on Mr. Schwarzenegger in a radio ad blitz, calling on Californians not to send a liberal to Sacramento.
Now, this is starting to look like a campaign.
Other action on the campaign trail, Peter Uberoff, the businessman Republican, has given his campaign a million of his own bucks and says his bid will kick into gear on Tuesday. Arianna Huffington, an independent, spoke at a Greek festival on Sunday and her staff says she will have a full week of campaign events ahead. So as the various campaigns take shape there may be yet one more curve ball in this loop-de-loop recall. The whole thing could be put off till next March or longer. Monday, a federal judge will hear an argument from the ACLU, who wants the October 7 election stopped until all the old punch card voting machines are replaced. Is this going to happen? Possibly. The ACLU and the six counties that use the punch card machines had previously entered into an agreement to replace the machines by March 2004. That was supposed to be the next statewide election, until the recall upstaged everything.
Miguel Marquez, CNN, Los Angeles.
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Aired August 18, 2003 - 05:24 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger might not be a shoe-in. Why? Well, because there are some other candidates out there who are getting some attention, and there's a push to delay the recall election.
With an update on California's campaign tale, here's CNN's Miguel Marquez.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Some of the lesser known candidates in this California recall are taking on Arnold Schwarzenegger from his right flank. Republicans Bill Simon and Tom McClintock argue they're the choice for real conservatives.
Sunday on "Meet The Press," Bill Simon, who lost to Gray Davis last November, put some ideological light between himself and front runner Arnold Schwarzenegger.
BILL SIMON (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: It's good to hear about some of the stances that Arnold has. You know, for example, he is pro-abortion, I'm not. I'm pro-life. But the bottom line, again, is this, we need plans to fix California. We need to hear about Mr. Schwarzenegger's ideas in a broad variety of areas.
I want to shrink the size of government. Mr. Schwarzenegger surrounded himself with liberals in terms of spending. Mr. Buffett said last week, his chief economic spokesman, that he wants -- he thinks the property tax is too low. I don't think it is too low.
MARQUEZ: Mr. Schwarzenegger's campaign staff says he has always supported a woman's right to choose, he is not surrounded by economic liberals and he supports keeping California property taxes just where they are. His campaign also says what such remarks are all about is Bill Simon and Tom McClintock jockeying for third place. And it appears that jockeying may get muddy. Bill Simon's campaign released this fax saying that they are taking on Mr. Schwarzenegger in a radio ad blitz, calling on Californians not to send a liberal to Sacramento.
Now, this is starting to look like a campaign.
Other action on the campaign trail, Peter Uberoff, the businessman Republican, has given his campaign a million of his own bucks and says his bid will kick into gear on Tuesday. Arianna Huffington, an independent, spoke at a Greek festival on Sunday and her staff says she will have a full week of campaign events ahead. So as the various campaigns take shape there may be yet one more curve ball in this loop-de-loop recall. The whole thing could be put off till next March or longer. Monday, a federal judge will hear an argument from the ACLU, who wants the October 7 election stopped until all the old punch card voting machines are replaced. Is this going to happen? Possibly. The ACLU and the six counties that use the punch card machines had previously entered into an agreement to replace the machines by March 2004. That was supposed to be the next statewide election, until the recall upstaged everything.
Miguel Marquez, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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