Are there any Gilroyans in the running for replacement governor?
I am trying to come up with a reason to vote in October. Being from
Gilroy might just get me to the polls. I am so disgusted with the
events of the past few months.
Are there any Gilroyans in the running for replacement governor? I am trying to come up with a reason to vote in October. Being from Gilroy might just get me to the polls. I am so disgusted with the events of the past few months.
I didn’t vote for Gray Davis, but I am not ignorant enough to blame everything that is wrong with the state of California on him. He won the election, even without the support of some Democrats. That irked enough people who either voted for one of his opponents or didn’t vote at all. This recall election has set us down a costly path which could be just the start of a series of recall elections.
I fear that we are about to elect Governor Schwarzenegger. My son is quite excited about this. I can’t muster any enthusiasm for this guy. I have never been of fan of his movies. It seems like he is toting an automatic weapon in every movie I have seen him in. I can’t understand his accent. Calling him an accomplished actor is really stretching the truth. His acting skills are on par with Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan (two more actors who I have trouble understanding when they speak). The best I can say about Arnold is that he is a physical fitness advocate for children.
Arnold Schwarzenegger could lose the election if the public believes he has a “Nazi problem.” This is a stretch, in my opinion. I don’t blame him for the sins of his father. He is a little too cozy with Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary General of the UN, former President of Austria, former Nazi. But this relationship alone will not be enough for him to lose what is quickly becoming a popularity contest.
There are two things that could keep Arnold out of office. He could come to the realization that he will have to live in Sacramento. Arnold is a Hollywood guy and there is no glamour associated with Sacramento. He and his family will quickly realize that owning a house in Los Angeles and a summer home on the Cape will not get them off the hook from the necessity of having to live in Sacramento.
Then there is the possibility that a “Monica” will turn up. Supposedly, our soon-to-be governor is a womanizer. Is this even mildly surprising to anyone? However, if I recall recent history correctly, Republicans are on record as intolerant of this kind of high crime. So maybe, just maybe, we will not elect the person my son is already calling “the coolest governor in the whole country.”
If not Arnold, then who? Bill Simon is out. He already lost in the actual election. Cruz Bustamante? I voted for him for lieutenant governor, and I have a strict rule about never voting for the same guy twice within a year for different offices. Arianna Huffington? Not a chance. Once again, I just can’t get past her accent. The comedian Gallagher? I don’t see my vote for governor going to anyone who carries a sledgehammer around for comedic value. Peter Ueberroth? I’m not really a baseball fan, but he merits a second look.
For some reason, I feel it is my civic duty to vote. I will vote “no” to the recall, and then immediately choose a candidate to replace the governor I do not want to recall. Knowing that I will be voting, I am preparing myself now. I will need to research more than 20 candidates per week in order to familiarize myself with hundreds of possible governors before October 7. As I stated, a local gets first crack at my vote. But I am devising a plan just case no one from Gilroy is running for governor. Perhaps I will vote for whoever the lottery determines to be on the top of my district ballot.
Alternately, I could vote for whatever candidate is listed at the end of the ballot. I am also considering blowing up a map of California and throwing a dart at it. The candidate who lives closest to my target could be the recipient of my vote. The thing about this recall election is that it doesn’t really matter who wins in the end. If enough of us don’t like the new governor, we can just do this whole recall again next year.
