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California Politics
Aired August 20, 2003 - 05:23 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.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for your daily dose of California politics. A federal judge may rule today on an ACLU lawsuit to delay the recall election until March. That suit alleges that the punch card ballots to be used in six counties can lead to too many mistakes in the vote count. Republican candidate Peter Uberoff plans to hold his first campaign event in Los Angeles. The former commissioner of baseball says he wants to run a positive campaign. But right now he is nearing negative numbers in the polls. And Arnold Schwarzenegger will meet with his economic advisers today, which, of course, are George Schulz and Warren Buffett.
Now, for more on the recall, including the mea culpa from Gray Davis, we turn to our Dan Lothian in Los Angeles.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DAN LOTHIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Cheered by supporters and accompanied by this wife, Governor Gray Davis stepped up to the mike and took responsibility for some of California's problems.
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: I know many of you feel that I was too slow to act during the energy crisis. I got your message and I accept that criticism.
LOTHIAN: In his first major speech focusing on the recall effort, Davis blasted Republicans for "trying to steal elections." He promised to get a handle on budget problems by appointing a commission and vowed to fight. Was it enough?
SHERRY BEBITCH-JEFFE, POLITICAL ANALYST: Just as no other candidate to replace him has given us anything in the way of really hard detailed solutions, the governor didn't do that either. He simply said basically this happened, I dealt with it, trust me.
LOTHIAN: Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante says he has specifics, unveiling a tough love plan of $8 billion in new taxes he says will solve the state's budget woes.
LT. GOV. CRUZ BUSTAMANTE (D), CALIFORNIA: The folks at the top have to pay their fair share. The folks at the bottom have to pay something. And the people being squeezed in the middle need some relief from car taxes and college fees.
LOTHIAN: But the leading Republican in the race, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is calling on voters to give him a chance to fix California, unveiling a 60 second ad outlining a general vision. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: I'm running for governor to lead a movement for change and give California back its future. I stand for fiscally responsible government, rebuilding California's economic engine, putting the needs of children first, and reforming our political system so that the public interest comes before special interests.
LOTHIAN (on camera): On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger will be meeting with his economic recovery council. His chief economic adviser, Warren Buffett, is expected to be there. Of course, everyone will be waiting to see after that meeting if Schwarzenegger comes out with his economic plan.
Dan Lothian, CNN, Los Angeles.
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Aired August 20, 2003 - 05:23 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for your daily dose of California politics. A federal judge may rule today on an ACLU lawsuit to delay the recall election until March. That suit alleges that the punch card ballots to be used in six counties can lead to too many mistakes in the vote count. Republican candidate Peter Uberoff plans to hold his first campaign event in Los Angeles. The former commissioner of baseball says he wants to run a positive campaign. But right now he is nearing negative numbers in the polls. And Arnold Schwarzenegger will meet with his economic advisers today, which, of course, are George Schulz and Warren Buffett.
Now, for more on the recall, including the mea culpa from Gray Davis, we turn to our Dan Lothian in Los Angeles.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DAN LOTHIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Cheered by supporters and accompanied by this wife, Governor Gray Davis stepped up to the mike and took responsibility for some of California's problems.
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: I know many of you feel that I was too slow to act during the energy crisis. I got your message and I accept that criticism.
LOTHIAN: In his first major speech focusing on the recall effort, Davis blasted Republicans for "trying to steal elections." He promised to get a handle on budget problems by appointing a commission and vowed to fight. Was it enough?
SHERRY BEBITCH-JEFFE, POLITICAL ANALYST: Just as no other candidate to replace him has given us anything in the way of really hard detailed solutions, the governor didn't do that either. He simply said basically this happened, I dealt with it, trust me.
LOTHIAN: Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante says he has specifics, unveiling a tough love plan of $8 billion in new taxes he says will solve the state's budget woes.
LT. GOV. CRUZ BUSTAMANTE (D), CALIFORNIA: The folks at the top have to pay their fair share. The folks at the bottom have to pay something. And the people being squeezed in the middle need some relief from car taxes and college fees.
LOTHIAN: But the leading Republican in the race, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is calling on voters to give him a chance to fix California, unveiling a 60 second ad outlining a general vision. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: I'm running for governor to lead a movement for change and give California back its future. I stand for fiscally responsible government, rebuilding California's economic engine, putting the needs of children first, and reforming our political system so that the public interest comes before special interests.
LOTHIAN (on camera): On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger will be meeting with his economic recovery council. His chief economic adviser, Warren Buffett, is expected to be there. Of course, everyone will be waiting to see after that meeting if Schwarzenegger comes out with his economic plan.
Dan Lothian, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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