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 Print This Article   Schwarzenegger Buoyed by Latest Calif Poll NumbersWed October 01, 2003 12:53 PM ET By Adam Tanner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger -- an actor and bodybuilder who never spent a day in public office -- showed increasing confidence on Wednesday that he would become California's governor in six days as a new poll showed him far in the lead. A Los Angeles Times poll of 815 likely voters published on Wednesday showed 56 percent favored recalling incumbent governor Gray Davis, an act so rare in American politics that it has happened only once before...

<p>It is critically important that we elect Arnold Schwarzenegger governor on Oct. 7, 2003.</p> <p>I was elected to the state Assembly last November having recently retired after serving 31 years as a law enforcement officer. I had also served for more than three years on a local school board. But nothing in that experience really prepared me for what I encountered upon my arrival in Sacramento -- a ruling liberal Democrat majority that is about to march this state off an economic cliff.</p>

Fox News reports Tuesday evening that Democrats in California are “panicking” as the Governor’s recall race goes to down to the wire. The cable network also reports that fierce infighting has developed between Gov. Gray Davis and recall candidate Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante. The Davis camp is encouraging Bustamante to withdraw from the race. According to sources, Davis’ polls show that if Bustamante pulls out, support for the recall would drop ten points. Bustamante, meanwhile, is frantically trying to raise $1 million before the last weekend TV blitz -- but is getting stiff resistance from wealthy Democrats. Fox says the...

Leadership Experts at Aevitas Learning Predict Success LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- California's race for governor has Arnold Schwarzenegger firmly positioned as the favorite to win in that state's recall election. As the candidacy seems to ride not on political experience or bureaucratic savvy but rather on issues of leadership, the question remains: Can Arnold lead? Yes, according one expert. In fact, "Arnold may be the best example of personal leadership we have out there," says Matthew May, president of Aevitas Learning, a Los Angeles-based consultancy specializing in leadership and executive development. "Most failures of those in positions of...