The "official" announcement is soon. The Insider had it earlier this morning and Fox News is reporting the same thing. Previously, he had indicated that he will throw his support to Arnold. Will he still do so after a week of campaigning on how awful Arnold is?
I expect he will. He'll state that he talked with Arnold and got reassurances that Arnold won't raise taxes. This rationale gives a good backstory to his withdrawal from the race. Maybe some people won't go looking for the backroom deal. It also gives Arnold a boost after the recent attention to his "never say never" time.
UPDATE: CNN has the story here. The Simon people seem to be going out of their way to announce the withdrawal before the announcement. Is that so more of us will watch the announcement? Unlikely on a Saturday morning, but who knows?
UPDATE: I have now seen the short video announcement. He cites "too many Republicans" and states that "the recall belongs to the people".
Posted by Justene Adamec at August 23, 2003 10:05 AM | TrackBack