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Poll Has Schwarzenegger Leading Field in California
Aired October 05, 2003 - 10:16 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.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: There's a new poll out this morning when it comes to the California recall. And here it is. The Knight Ridder-NBC poll found 50 percent of respondents said they will definitely vote to recall Governor Gray Davis. That's down more than 10 points over recent poll. Thirty-seven percent say they will definitely vote no on the recall portion of the ballot. When asked who will you vote to replace Davis? Arnold Schwarzenegger came out on top with 37 percent of the support, and Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante followed with 29 percent. Fifteen percent of that support went to State Senator Tom McClintock.
Well, the real poll, of course, is just two days away. And it's a full-court press today for the various campaigns. CNN's Bob Franken is covering developments as he has been now for weeks in California.
Good morning again, Bob.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Marty. Only part of the poll was done after the allegations that over the decades, Schwarzenegger had molested any number of women. And after, the questions raised about his comments about Adolph Hitler. So the fact of the matter is that the fallout from those could continue. Schwarzenegger has now decided to go on the attack. The attack against people who he says are engaged in the last-minute smear campaign. He calls it "puke politics."
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), GOV. CANDIDATE, CA.: When I got into this campaign, people have asked me, they said, Arnold, you must be crazy to run for governor. You have a beautiful life, a wonderful family; you have a career -- a movie career. You have lots of money; you've got everything; why would you go into politics where they try to tear down your character, where they try to tear down everything you stand for? Well, they have started. Didn't they, their puke campaign. They already have started their puke campaign because that's exactly what they know how to do. Davis always knows how to run a dirty campaign but he doesn't know how to run the state. That's the problem that he has.
(APPLAUSE)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
FRANKEN: The Schwarzenegger opponents are rejecting the charges that this is some sort of coordinated last-minute effort. Saying these are very serious charges, particularly the ones about groping women. Witness Governor Gray Davis who is trying to save his job.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: Some of those events are clearly a crime. Electing a governor who might have committed a crime is obviously going to distract the state from the important work it has to do.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
FRANKEN: The internal polls of the various campaigns show that, in fact, these various charges have had an effect. But it's really unclear how much of an effect. So, if I may Marty, let me leave you with a bit of a cliche. With a couple of days to go, it isn't over until it's over.
SAVIDGE: Wonderful. OK. Bob, thanks very much. We'll stay close in touch with you.
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Aired October 5, 2003 - 10:16 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: There's a new poll out this morning when it comes to the California recall. And here it is. The Knight Ridder-NBC poll found 50 percent of respondents said they will definitely vote to recall Governor Gray Davis. That's down more than 10 points over recent poll. Thirty-seven percent say they will definitely vote no on the recall portion of the ballot. When asked who will you vote to replace Davis? Arnold Schwarzenegger came out on top with 37 percent of the support, and Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante followed with 29 percent. Fifteen percent of that support went to State Senator Tom McClintock.
Well, the real poll, of course, is just two days away. And it's a full-court press today for the various campaigns. CNN's Bob Franken is covering developments as he has been now for weeks in California.
Good morning again, Bob.
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Marty. Only part of the poll was done after the allegations that over the decades, Schwarzenegger had molested any number of women. And after, the questions raised about his comments about Adolph Hitler. So the fact of the matter is that the fallout from those could continue. Schwarzenegger has now decided to go on the attack. The attack against people who he says are engaged in the last-minute smear campaign. He calls it "puke politics."
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), GOV. CANDIDATE, CA.: When I got into this campaign, people have asked me, they said, Arnold, you must be crazy to run for governor. You have a beautiful life, a wonderful family; you have a career -- a movie career. You have lots of money; you've got everything; why would you go into politics where they try to tear down your character, where they try to tear down everything you stand for? Well, they have started. Didn't they, their puke campaign. They already have started their puke campaign because that's exactly what they know how to do. Davis always knows how to run a dirty campaign but he doesn't know how to run the state. That's the problem that he has.
(APPLAUSE)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
FRANKEN: The Schwarzenegger opponents are rejecting the charges that this is some sort of coordinated last-minute effort. Saying these are very serious charges, particularly the ones about groping women. Witness Governor Gray Davis who is trying to save his job.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: Some of those events are clearly a crime. Electing a governor who might have committed a crime is obviously going to distract the state from the important work it has to do.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
FRANKEN: The internal polls of the various campaigns show that, in fact, these various charges have had an effect. But it's really unclear how much of an effect. So, if I may Marty, let me leave you with a bit of a cliche. With a couple of days to go, it isn't over until it's over.
SAVIDGE: Wonderful. OK. Bob, thanks very much. We'll stay close in touch with you.
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