Sacramento
California activists announced this week that they had collected enough signatures to force Gov. Gray Davis into a recall election. The recall group, Rescue California, said 1.2 million Californians had signed their petition, which accuses Davis, a Democrat, of ruining the state’s finances through “gross mismanagement.” Election authorities will schedule a vote if they determine that 897,158 of the signatures are valid. One of the Republicans eyeing Davis’ job, Rep. Darrell Issa, put up $1 million of his own money to pay for the petition drive. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is also considering a run. Davis, whose approval rating has fallen to 22 percent, dismissed the campaign as “partisan mischief.”
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Amazon's 'James Bond' deal could mean a new future for 007In the Spotlight The franchise was previously owned by the Broccoli family
-
Why are Republicans suddenly panicking about DOGE?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As Trump and Musk take a chainsaw to the federal government, a growing number of Republicans worry that the massive cuts are hitting a little too close to home
-
What is JD Vance's Net Worth?In Depth The vice president is rich, but not nearly as wealthy as his boss and many of his boss' appointees
