7/11/03

Amount of campaign cash all nine Democratic presidential candidates plus President George W. Bush collected between April and June of this year: ~$60 million.

Amount of cash “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” earned at the box office over the July 4 weekend: $44 million. Amount President Bush raised for every dollar raised by all nine Democratic contenders combined: $1.31

Amount of campaign cash President Bush raised at fundraisers in Los Angeles and San Francisco on a single day last month: $5.6 million.
Number of electoral votes in California: 55.
Last time a Republican won the presidential race in California: 1988.

Amount spent by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) in petition recall drive against Democratic Gov. Gray Davis: $1.5 million.
Number of signatures Rescue California, the group bankrolled by Issa, says it will collect for the petition: 1.4 million.[
Number of people who voted for Davis in last November’s elections: 3.5 million.

Amount of cash required for aspiring gubernatorial candidates to put their name on the recall petition as alternatives to Gov. Davis: $3,500.
Number of signatures required from same: 65.
Plurality of votes required to win the governorship on the recall ballot if at least a dozen candidates run, as is widely expected: < 10%.

Amount of his own money Schwarzenegger spent in 2002 to pass Proposition 49, an initiative for after-school programs: $1 million

Amount that Schwarzenegger earned to reprise his role as a cyborg in Terminator 3: $30 million.
Online Casino’s News.com odds that Schwarzenegger will run for governor of California if Davis is recalled: 1/2

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