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Misleading Headline in CA Governor's Race
California, Governors

In a headline that is misleading and inaccurate at best, the Washington Post declared today that “Calif. Democrats pick Schwarzenegger challenger”.

While it’s true that the California State Democratic Party did have its convention over the weekend, and delegates did vote to endorse state Treasurer Phil Angelides,  the Party did not pick Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s challenger in the November election. The Party merely endorsed Angelides and put its muscle and support behind him.

Memo to the Washington Post: California Democrats will pick Schwarzenegger’s challenger in the June primary. The voters choose the challenger, not the Party. Steve Westly is a Democrat and is running for the nomination. And as of today, Westly is leading Angelides in the polls.

Whether you’re for Angelides or for Westly, to me, this is another case of the media creating the news, not reporting the news accurately.

kencamp | May 1, 2006 | Comment on This Post (2 so far)
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I agree - there's some bias in that headline. If it were more accurate it would say "California Democrats Pick Schwarzenegger's Defeater."

Posted by: WyoBlueDog | May 1, 2006 6:21:07 PM

Excellent point. Moreover, given that virtually EVERY statewide office is open, due to term limits ,as well as a scramble by various politicos for various "open" seats (again thanks to term limits), how much the "party" can realistically do for each candidate is limited.

It's more of a branding - the right to put the words "Endorsed by CDP" on a piece of paper, which has some effect, but is not a deal maker.

We have two "battle of the titans" cominng up with Westly and Angelides...less than 6 weeks to go and most voters either have no idea who they're voting for/who is running, or could change their mind at any moment. not a great situation.

Posted by: Greg Dewar | May 3, 2006 2:03:48 PM

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(and yes, we know that sometimes they're very, very wrong. Other times, they're right on.)

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