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Darrell issa bankrolled recall Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jul/07242003/nation_w/78157.asp http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jul/07242003/nation_w/78157.asp California governor will face recall election By Beth Fouhy The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Democrat Gray Davis will have to fight to keep his job this fall in the nation's first gubernatorial recall election in 82 years, state officials announced Wednesday after tallying the results of a Republican-led petition drive that seemed farfetched just months ago. Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said in a news conference that counties had reported 1.3 million valid petition signatures, well more than the 897,158 required for the recall to make it onto the ballot. "This is the first statewide special election in California's history. The challenges are profound," Shelley said. "This could very well be one of the most important ballots our citizens ever cast." Davis is a career politician who is less than one year removed from winning a second consecutive term, but his popularity has plunged in recent months amid California's $38 billion budget deficit, its energy crisis and its slumping economy. He branded the Republican-led drive to oust him "a hostile takeover by the right" and said he will fight and win. "In a strange way, this has got my juices flowing," he told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "I'm a fighter." The only declared major-party candidate so far is Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who bankrolled the recall drive. Other potential Republican candidates include businessman Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in November, and Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The state's Democratic officeholders have closed ranks behind Davis and say they will not run. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was expected today to schedule an election, which could be held as early as Sept. 23.

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