The Gubernatorial Election in California

That changed however in the election campaign for Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... In his last successful gubernatorial run in 1994, he crushed Kathleen Brown, who was considered to be the "scion of California's most powerful modern political dynasty" (Horowitz). ... It is interesting that the voters made immigration such an important issue in the 1994 election. ... During the recall election of 2003 a hotly debated immigration issue was again at the forefront of the campaign. ... After the recall election, various exit polls showed many Californians were motivated to vote because of their oppo...

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On the state level there are three selection processes; popular election, gubernatorial appointment, and the Missouri plan. The Missouri plan incorporates elements of both election and appointment. ... The governor then appoints from the submitted list and after a specified period of time, the specified judge stands for the election unopposed. ... By virtue of their prosecutors may be ethically challenged as follows: • not prosecuting friends • accepting guilty pleas for drastically reduced charges for personal considerations • overzealous prosecution to gain visibility ...

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In 1966, he ran for Governor of Californian against Pat Brown. ... The importance of California in national politics and the size of his margin of election brought Reagan recognition as a politician of national stature. In 1970 he won the re-election. ... Reagan concentrated on three major goals during his gubernatorial years, and he succeeded in having an impact on all three. ... In 1961 about 620,000 people were receiving welfare benefits in California; by 1971, it had grown to 2.4 million. ...

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A prime example of this behavior can be seen in the widely divergent political ezces taken by Governor Pete Wilson of California. ... Although he consistently ruled out running for President during his second gubernatorial campaign, immediately after he was re-elected he announced that he was forming a committee to explore the possibility. ... In both cases (presidential and gubernatorial elections), he justified his seemingly contradictory positions in terms of his "duty to the people"(No Author 1995). ... Since his decision to run for President was resoundingly unpopular wit...

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Everything he did was to better the lives of Californians. ... Much the same way California does what California wants, regardless of the rest of the country's beliefs. ... The face of California politics was changing. ... Time Magazine and Harper's Magazine chose to misinterpret events surrounding Governor Brown and his defeating Richard Nixon in the gubernatorial election. ... He knew they would also be against him in future elections because he had paid o...

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In 1937 he was to cover the Chicago Cub's spring training in California, but before he left he met an actress in Des Moines, she in turn arranged for him to meet with her agent in Hollywood. ... He was seen as a potential savior of the California Republican party, which had been torn apart by factional infighting. In 1962 he formally switched parties and campaigned for former vice-president Richard Nixon, the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate in California. ... He was reelected governor of California in 1970 and served until 1975. ... At the end of the debate with Presid...

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Yet this would be an election that would stand out in the history books. For the first time since 1888, the winner of the popular election of the President lost the election in the Electoral College. ... As the Presidential election then turned into a legal ping-pong game many American people were left asking themselves "Does my vote count?... For many of the framers, the idea of a direct election of the President was not an option. ... In this election, no one candidate obtained the necessary majority to become President of the United States. ...

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