>>As of Thursday of last week this is what was going on:
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>>No democrats were on the ballet to run for Governor – just republicans. The democrats are trying to consider what to do. If a simple majority of votes for the recall says no (no recall) then Gray Davis remains governor. At the same time if a simple majority of votes for recall says yes, then the republican running for governor who receives a simple majority becomes governor.
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>>Some democrats want at lest one democrat on the ballet in case Davis looses the recall. So Friday, Larry Flint put his name on the list for Democrats running for governor.
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>>This reminds me of an election for mayor of San Francisco, I think in 1964. Shelly against Exotica (a topless bottomless dancer). Shelly won.
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>>Shelly’s son Kevin (from my old neighborhood in San Francisco) is at present the Secretary of State of California, and had to approve the proceedings for the recall.
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>Yeah, I vaguely recall that. It was maybe around 10 years before that Moscone/Milk thing?
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>>Never a dull moment or something like that!
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>I guess not. What a mess! I'm originally from there, BTW, so I figure I'm entitled to call it a mess :-) (I've been East for 20 years, but I'm a Grad of Berkeley High). I'd be more aware of this whole thing, except my mother (who still lives in Walnut Creek and feeds me the latest California news) is down in Costa Rica for a while. So thanks for the update. Guess we'll all be seeing more about it on the news.

Bruce;

I can see the headlines now: "Mickey Mouse wins electon for governor of the state of California"!

Tom