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...staff planning Richard Riordan's run for California Governor had a three-pronged strategy. They wanted their candidate to attack Democratic Governor Gray Davis on the economy, lack of fiscal discipline in the state budget, and education - all Davis weaknesses. So what did Riordan do on the stump? He only talked about gay rights, abortion and women. Which party's nomination was he running for? And why was his campaign focused on Gray Davis during the primary...
...Schwarzenegger, who is married to a Kennedy (NBC's Maria Shriver) and may yet run for Governor in 2006, has picked a popular issue. The initiative would not aggravate California's deficit, since it takes effect only if revenues rise after an economic rebound. Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, running for the G.O.P. nomination for Governor, will make the measure part of his platform. And Governor Gray Davis, who froze after-school funds, has changed direction and pledged to nearly double current spending in next year's budget...
That could be expensive politically too. Polls show Davis trailing former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan in next year's gubernatorial election. The Governor is currently renegotiating some of those contracts and petitioning regulators to get power sellers to refund $9 billion...
...unrest at the ballot box is more likely than unrest in the streets. And Richard Riordan, the millionaire Republican who just moved out of city hall due to city term limits, is mulling whether he’ll try to march triumphantly up to Sacramento. Riordan, whose conservatism is of the fiscal rather than the Bible-thumping kind, is seen by many as the state Republican party’s best hope for the governor’s office in 2002. (They were desperate. For a time, Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered a possible Republican nominee...
...that power companies have manipulated prices in order to make a profit. Bush has gotten even worse ratings from Californians than Davis. The poll showed that 65 percent disapprove of the way he has handled the electricity shortage. For now, Davis still has a lead in the polls over Riordan, but the election is many months away. Once the political slugfest gets into gear, Californians may hold Davis responsible for their inflated electricity bills. Nevertheless, the crisis may be just the things the Republicans need to reestablish a significant presence in Sacramento...