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California recall election causes debate within parties
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — A new poll showing Arnold Schwarzenegger behind in the race to succeed Gov. Gray Davis, if he is recalled, has prompted top Republicans to warn that the party must unite behind the actor or risk keeping the state's top office in Democratic hands.
The Los Angeles Times poll showed Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante with 35 percent support among likely voters, compared to 22 percent for Schwarzenegger. Collectively, three other Republican candidates — including one who dropped out of the race Saturday
had 29 people on the hill.
"The headline here is that Republicans are winning but the vote is split, so pressure by Republicans to coalesce behind a single candidate will be greater than ever," said Allan Hoffenblum, a former Republican strategist. "It's a competitive race, and it needs to be turned into a two-person race between Schwarzenegger and Bustamante."
The recall ballot will have two parts. Voters first will be asked to vote yes or no on whether to recall Davis, and then will choose from a list of 135 candidates to replace him if he is recalled.
The Times poll released Sunday found that Bustamante, the only major Democrat in the field, enjoyed solid support among Democratic voters and split the independent vote
almost evenly with Schwarzenegger. By contrast, Republican votes were fractured among the four major Republican candidates.
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Schwarzenegger got 39 percent of Republican votes, with 21 percent going to state Sen. Tom McClintock, 12 percent to businessman Bill Simon and 10 percent to former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberbroth. The poll of 801 likely voters, conducted Aug. 16-21, had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Simon dropped out of the race Saturday, saying the crowded field would hurt Republican chances.
chances. "Mr. Simon spelled it out clearly yesterday—there are too many candidates in the race," Schwarzenegger spokesman Sean Walsh said. "Clearly, from all parts of the spectrum, there is activity that says Arnold is the guy, and we should be supporting him very vigorously."
Neither of the remaining candidates appeared ready to exit anvtime soon.
A spokesman said Sunday that Ueberberto would remain in the race and that his campaign would launch radio ads this week. McClintock, a conservative favorite, said the poll results and Simon's exit from the field have only strengthened his determination to remain a candidate.
Taking a page from popular culture, McClintock compared himself to the famous underdog racehorse Seabiscuit and his legendary battle with Triple Crown winner War Admiral.
"I understand that War Admiral doesn't want to race, but Seabiscuit does," McClintock said. "This horse is in the race to the finish line."
On the Democratic side, the poll was the latest piece of good news for Bustamante, whose campaign picked up several key endorsements in recent days. Even Davis, who has opposed the lieutenant governor's "no on recall, yes on Bustamante" strategy, is edging closer to adopting the strategy as the best way to save his job.
"There is no question that I have a lot of confidence in Cruz Bustamane — he is the most qualified person on question number two," Davis said on CNN Sunday. "I understand why other Democrats would want a safety valve — it is a perfectly rational position to take."
Davis refused to say whether he would vote for Bustamante on the second part of the ballot, saying he'd announce that decision 10 days before the election.
Bustamante was said to be unfazed by the poll's results.
"He said to me ... we have to work harder," said Bustamante strategist Richie Ross. "We're working 19 hours a day, and he told me to bump it up to 20."
"Cruz is projecting a level of confidence that is reassuring to Democrats," said longtime Democratic strategist Bill Carrick. "It sends a message to the base that says hey, maybe we can pull this off."
Surplus leads governor to place buying freeze on state vehicles
The Associated Press
WICHITA — The head of the Kansas Department of Administration said the state's fleet of 8.664 vehicles is too large.
The issue of the fleet first received attention earlier this month when the Lawrence Journal-World reported that 135 new, state-owned vehicles — all 2002 and 2003 models with a total
And Howard Fricke plans to spend the next month figuring out how many unneeded vehicles the state owns. The state employs roughly 36,500 workers, full and part time, which means it owns one vehicle for every 4.2 employees and Fricke said that's a lot.
value of more than $2 million — were sitting unused in a lot near the state Capitol in Topeka.
the state Capitol in Naperville. Some of those cars have since been assigned to state agencies, but most remained on the lot late last week. They will eventually replace others that are rotated out of the state fleet.
of the state fleet. Lawmakers had deleted funds for new cars in the budget, except for the Kansas Highway Patrol, but did not specifically prohibit vehicle purchases.
vehicle patient "There no reason why the agencies went ahead and bought those cars," said state Sen. Paul Feleciano, D-Wichita.
state's 2002-03 budget was passed but before it took effect July 1, 2002.
Most of the vehicles were bought in the weeks after the
Fricke said he is seeking a "culture change" in state government. The vehicle review is part of the "top-to-bottom review" Governor Kathleen Sebelius promised during her campaign last year. Officials are trying to determine the extent of the state's assets.
the extent of the Fricke has set no goal for how much in savings he can identify, but said the state could save $50-100 million.
Fricke contends the state can get rid of cars that are driven less than 15,000 miles a year and questions whether the state needs a central motor pool.
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