On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Richard Grevers wrote:
Excuse my ignorance of the US electoral system, but are there gubnertorial contests happening in some or all of the other states at the same time? If there are, then why should California be singled out, other than for the reason that California tends to be self aggrandizing? And the reason for that might be that it is home to the third-largest film and TV industry in the world and the accompanying media circus?
It's not a regularly scheduled election, but a highly unusual recall of a governor who was elected less than a year ago.
Imagine if the prime minister of New Zealand or Ireland were being thrown out on his ear, and tell me we shouldn't cover it?
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)