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Daily Dose of California Politics
Aired October 07, 2003 - 05:02 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. Today is the day, election day in California. And even though there are 135 candidates for governor, our Candy Crowley reports it's pretty much boiled down to a two man race.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It comes down to this, the brawny Republican with an immigrant story and showbiz in his blood; the rail thing governor, a conventional politician with the soul of a bureaucrat. One hoping voters remember...
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: It's very hard for me to believe that all 15 of these women were lying.
CROWLEY: One hoping voters forget.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: Now it is time that we chase Gray Davis out of Sacramento.
CROWLEY: Welcome to the election California.
DAVIS: One more day and then hopefully three more years.
CROWLEY: In only one way does this aberrant exercise in democracy fit the template. In the final hours, there are no new messages, no new ideas, just frantic comings and goings in an effort to rev up the base. It's a challenge in camp Davis.
DAVIS: That's all right, you can applaud. I never like to discourage that. It's not a regular occurrence in my life, so when people want to start, I do not want to stop them.
CROWLEY: Whether it's that he likes the wonk versus action figure comparison, or that he cannot compete with crowd count in Arnold land, the governor favors small forums. His first event on the final day was an education discussion with children too young to vote.
DAVIS: If you get a chance to talk to your siblings who are 18 or older and your parents or your grandmother or anyone, I'd appreciate it if you would ask them to vote no, as well.
CROWLEY: What placard packed, balloon ridden rallies there were relied heavily on union leaders, high profile elected officials and the perfect person for this particular moment, Mrs. Davis.
SHARON DAVIS, GRAY DAVIS' WIFE: My husband has never been accused of anything more serious than being dull. Right now, dull looks pretty good to me.
CROWLEY: Arnold land packs them in, though it's hard to tell who plans to vote and who's just stargazing. The problem for the former Mr. Universe is the lurid stories of 15 women and countless rumors. A situation like this calls for the heavy lifters.
MARIA SHRIVER, SCHWARZENEGGER'S WIFE: As I say to our kids, who said this morning, do you think daddy's going to win or lose? What do you think is going to happen? I said no matter what happens in this race, your father has done an extraordinary thing.
CROWLEY: And, no, your eyes do not deceive you. Their on the platform in support is Eunice Shriver, a Kennedy, a Democrat and maybe more to the point, a mother-in-law.
SCHWARZENEGGER: And all the incredible women behind me, thank you very much. Thank you.
CROWLEY: Candy Crowley, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: You can get all the election results tonight right here on CNN. Join Wolf Blitzer tonight at 11:00 Eastern, 8:00 Pacific, the minute the polls close.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Aired October 7, 2003 - 05:02 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. Today is the day, election day in California. And even though there are 135 candidates for governor, our Candy Crowley reports it's pretty much boiled down to a two man race.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It comes down to this, the brawny Republican with an immigrant story and showbiz in his blood; the rail thing governor, a conventional politician with the soul of a bureaucrat. One hoping voters remember...
GOV. GRAY DAVIS (D), CALIFORNIA: It's very hard for me to believe that all 15 of these women were lying.
CROWLEY: One hoping voters forget.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CANDIDATE: Now it is time that we chase Gray Davis out of Sacramento.
CROWLEY: Welcome to the election California.
DAVIS: One more day and then hopefully three more years.
CROWLEY: In only one way does this aberrant exercise in democracy fit the template. In the final hours, there are no new messages, no new ideas, just frantic comings and goings in an effort to rev up the base. It's a challenge in camp Davis.
DAVIS: That's all right, you can applaud. I never like to discourage that. It's not a regular occurrence in my life, so when people want to start, I do not want to stop them.
CROWLEY: Whether it's that he likes the wonk versus action figure comparison, or that he cannot compete with crowd count in Arnold land, the governor favors small forums. His first event on the final day was an education discussion with children too young to vote.
DAVIS: If you get a chance to talk to your siblings who are 18 or older and your parents or your grandmother or anyone, I'd appreciate it if you would ask them to vote no, as well.
CROWLEY: What placard packed, balloon ridden rallies there were relied heavily on union leaders, high profile elected officials and the perfect person for this particular moment, Mrs. Davis.
SHARON DAVIS, GRAY DAVIS' WIFE: My husband has never been accused of anything more serious than being dull. Right now, dull looks pretty good to me.
CROWLEY: Arnold land packs them in, though it's hard to tell who plans to vote and who's just stargazing. The problem for the former Mr. Universe is the lurid stories of 15 women and countless rumors. A situation like this calls for the heavy lifters.
MARIA SHRIVER, SCHWARZENEGGER'S WIFE: As I say to our kids, who said this morning, do you think daddy's going to win or lose? What do you think is going to happen? I said no matter what happens in this race, your father has done an extraordinary thing.
CROWLEY: And, no, your eyes do not deceive you. Their on the platform in support is Eunice Shriver, a Kennedy, a Democrat and maybe more to the point, a mother-in-law.
SCHWARZENEGGER: And all the incredible women behind me, thank you very much. Thank you.
CROWLEY: Candy Crowley, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: You can get all the election results tonight right here on CNN. Join Wolf Blitzer tonight at 11:00 Eastern, 8:00 Pacific, the minute the polls close.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
