California votes; the 2006 governor's race.9780877724254 California votes; the 2006 governor's race Noun 1. governor's race - a race for election to the governorship campaign for governor campaign, political campaign, run - a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" . Ed. by Ethan Rarick. Inst. of Governmental Studies 2007 231 pages $24.95 Paperback JK8793 The 2006 California gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern elections were certainly dramatic as Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] reversed his fortunes to go from "political corpse to political king" in time to win a landslide reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re over Democratic nominee Phil Angelides Philip Nicholas "Phil" Angelides (IPA: æn.dʒε.'lid.ɪs) (born June 11, 1953 in Sacramento, California), is a California politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections. . In this volume, Rarick (director, Center on Politics, U. of California at Berkeley) presents the results of a conference convened by the Institute of Governmental Studies at the U. of California at Berkeley that brought together, as in earlier conferences, consultants and staff members who ran the campaigns together with pollsters, political journalists, and political scientists to analyze the results of the election and their meaning. The proceedings include two panel discussions on the basic political structure of the state, polling information on the nature of the electorate and voters' reactions to the 2006 campaign, and campaign specific analyses of the primary season and general election. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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