Dean's money machine to fight Schwarzenegger

[caligirl]

Gov. Arnolds petition drive for a $70million special election. http://www.californiafordemocracy.com/?q=noarnold


SFgate artical here describes the plans to stop Arnold


Dean's money machine to fight Schwarzenegger
Financial war ahead over special election

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/08/MNG07BM2GB1.DTL

Sacramento -- A liberal grassroots network that helped fuel Howard Dean's maverick run for president is crackling back to life to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiative drive, another sign that the governor's plans for a special election this year could produce a costly and fiercely partisan battle.

California for Democracy, the state arm of a national group that raised millions of dollars for Dean over the Internet, is planning a high-tech campaign targeting the Republican governor, who wraps up an out-of-state fund- raising tour in Washington today.

The group's re-emergence came as a committee closely aligned with Schwarzenegger began running television advertisements Monday urging voters to seek out signature-gatherers and sign up.

But volunteers from California for Democracy hope to frustrate those efforts. They plan to use the Web and mobile technology to keep roughly 9,000 supporters abreast of the whereabouts of signature-gatherers for Schwarzenegger ballot initiatives. Organizers say volunteers will then head to those locations to distribute the group's leaflets denouncing the planned special election, which opponents note will cost as much as $70 million.

The group is also poised to raise money to oppose the governor's agenda.

The strategy took shape last week in a conference call involving 1,000 of the group's members and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles, a day after Schwarzenegger launched a signature-gathering drive for three initiatives that mirror proposals he laid out in January.

[Guaranteed]

1. Big kick nt

[Kolesar]

2. sfgate dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1293217

[PROGRESSIVE1]

3. BIG, MASSIVE, and GRAND KICK for this!!!!

Howard Dean is going to show Art Torres how to do his job!

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Down with Arnold!!!

[BlueInRed]

7. LOL

That must've taken forever to type all those kicks :)

[BigBearJohn]

4. kick, kick, kick

[Lizzie Borden]

5. God, I love Howard Dean!

Swift response is one of the things we've needed for such a long time.

[Joanne98]

6. Why don't they just recall the bastard.

[ananda]

8. as to recalling Arnold..

People in Caleeforniay have lost their everluvin minds over his movie persona and celebrity status.

They literally cannot see past that glamour aura, just like people in America can't see past that conservative, moral valuist, good ole boy persona of the truly evil, meanspiritied GWB.

Sue

[ailsagirl]

11. I'm a Californian and everyone I know despises him

[ebayfool]

15. Hey, hey, HEY! Don't paint all of us w/that brush!

They have Diebold here too, ya know! I still don't believe that little prick won w/out a little gop 'help'.

[SoCalDem]

9. This is what we get for ever allowing Musclehead to take over.

Now dems must spend precious resources to FIGHT him and his ridiculous ideas.. Perhaps this was the plan all along.. Get us to waste money in a "supposedly" safe state:grr:

WAKE UP CALIFORNIANS !!

Ahhhhnold is NOT a "good guy"...he's a Wilson-puppet, and we HATED Wilson :(

I will never understand HOW places that are Democratic strongholds continue to allow repubes to be governor:(

Massachusetts, New York, California:grr:

Having those so-called "moderates" in power WEAKENS us..:(

[Il_Coniglietto]

10. We're starting to.

Recent polls have shown slides (10 pts. since September) in Schwarzy's approval ratings and the "California headed in the right direction" rating is down to 35%. Schwarzenegger is still in positive territory, but before he was seen as almost untouchable. Now, we're headed more toward reality and the tanning bed/Botox/porcelain veneer shine is dulling.

Have faith, America. California will be back to normal soon enough :-)

Maryland is another state with a Repuke for governor...go O'Malley!! (I'm from Montgomery Co. and not a fan of Doug Duncan)

[alittlelark]

12. Yes, we will be back to normal... soon.

[98geoduck]

13. Think he can get Maria to donate?

[kineneb]

14. Scheissengger must go

I cannot stand the hemorrhoid droid. Too cozy with BigBiznez.

[Rainscents]

16. We should all donate money to DNC again... this is very good cause!

Baster has to go!!!