Gray Davis Quotes



The California Constitution had a provision whereby a relatively small number of Californians could by petition trigger a special recall election of any statewide public official. In 2002 just after Democrat Gray Davis had been re-elected Governor, a small Republican group financed a petition drive and forced the special election. That in turn drew over 150 candidates for the Governorship, including actors, porn stars, politicians and wannabes since if the Governor were recalled, a candidate could win with a small minority of the vote—as long as he/she had a plurality. Clinton and many other leading politicians urged the citizens of California to vote No to the recall.