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California Recall: Vying For Votes
Aired September 01, 2003 - 13:38 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.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Also looking for votes this Labor Day, a lot of folks in California. They all want to be governor. In the case of the current one, it's voted out of office and that takes money.
One Republican in particular say that's not a problem. Others say it depends on where Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting that money.
Our Bob Franken has been looking into that.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He was different, said Arnold Schwarzenegger, with all his money he could afford to be.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE: I have my money myself. I'm rich enough that I don't have to take anyone's money.
FRANKEN: According to campaign finance details, required by the state by Thursday night, Schwarzenegger did plop down $2 million of his own money. But another $1.1 million came from other individuals and corporations. Five figure maximum contributions from grocery chains, healthcare companies, high tech firms, the agriculture sector.
TOM MCCLINTOCK (R), CALIF. GOV. CANDIDATE: He pledged that he would not be raising money from special interests and now he's getting money from every special interest in the state.
FRANKEN: Schwarzenegger argues that his special interests are not as special as the others.
SCHWARZENEGGER: It's wrong to take money from, for instance, a union when you later on have to negotiate with that union as a governor. It's wrong to take money, for instance, from the Native Americans, when you then negotiate with the Native Americans.
FRANKEN: Words that antagonized Native American gambling interests, who are big Democratic contributors in California.
Schwarzenegger's explanation was viewed by some political analysts with skepticism.
BOB STERN, CTR., GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES: He now looks like he is a typical politician and he's also saying, incredibly to me, I'm not taking special interest money. Because it's not money from the labor unions, it's not money from the tribal areas. It's only money from corporations. Well, guess what? Corporations are special interests in California.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: Schwarzenegger is going to be campaigning this Labor Day outside the state fairgrounds in Sacramento. He's joining Democrats who are going to be campaigning, but he won't be joining anybody for the debates that are coming up until about three weeks into September. He put out announcement saying he would not participate in the first two, but was willing to participate in the debate with the California broadcasters, Kyra. That one is not scheduled, as I said, until the third week in September. That is just the latest controversy surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Oh, yes. I'm sure many more to come, I'm sure. Bob Franken, thank you.
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Aired September 1, 2003 - 13:38 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Also looking for votes this Labor Day, a lot of folks in California. They all want to be governor. In the case of the current one, it's voted out of office and that takes money.
One Republican in particular say that's not a problem. Others say it depends on where Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting that money.
Our Bob Franken has been looking into that.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He was different, said Arnold Schwarzenegger, with all his money he could afford to be.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE: I have my money myself. I'm rich enough that I don't have to take anyone's money.
FRANKEN: According to campaign finance details, required by the state by Thursday night, Schwarzenegger did plop down $2 million of his own money. But another $1.1 million came from other individuals and corporations. Five figure maximum contributions from grocery chains, healthcare companies, high tech firms, the agriculture sector.
TOM MCCLINTOCK (R), CALIF. GOV. CANDIDATE: He pledged that he would not be raising money from special interests and now he's getting money from every special interest in the state.
FRANKEN: Schwarzenegger argues that his special interests are not as special as the others.
SCHWARZENEGGER: It's wrong to take money from, for instance, a union when you later on have to negotiate with that union as a governor. It's wrong to take money, for instance, from the Native Americans, when you then negotiate with the Native Americans.
FRANKEN: Words that antagonized Native American gambling interests, who are big Democratic contributors in California.
Schwarzenegger's explanation was viewed by some political analysts with skepticism.
BOB STERN, CTR., GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES: He now looks like he is a typical politician and he's also saying, incredibly to me, I'm not taking special interest money. Because it's not money from the labor unions, it's not money from the tribal areas. It's only money from corporations. Well, guess what? Corporations are special interests in California.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRANKEN: Schwarzenegger is going to be campaigning this Labor Day outside the state fairgrounds in Sacramento. He's joining Democrats who are going to be campaigning, but he won't be joining anybody for the debates that are coming up until about three weeks into September. He put out announcement saying he would not participate in the first two, but was willing to participate in the debate with the California broadcasters, Kyra. That one is not scheduled, as I said, until the third week in September. That is just the latest controversy surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Oh, yes. I'm sure many more to come, I'm sure. Bob Franken, thank you.
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