Monday, August 11, 2003

 

Goddamn it! This kind of misleading headline really pisses me off:

Poll: Schwarzenegger would beat Davis

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Aug. 10, 2003 †|† LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California voters would take away Gov. Gray Davis' job and give it to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger if the Oct. 7 recall election were held immediately, a poll found Saturday.



What they mean is, if the recall were held today, Gray Davis might not make the 50%-+-one votes he needs to hold his seat. Whereas the Viennese musclehead might pull 20-25% in the circus sideshow free-for-all that will follow.

Which means -- under the new might-makes-right, any-justification-will-do rules the GOP (and, evidently, their corporate media lickspittles) operate under, Ahnuld "beats" the guy with double his votes . . .

. . . sounds like the 2000 election, only more so, doesn't it?

posted by Michael 10:37 PM