Calif. Democrats mull whether to field recall candidate
August 04, 2003
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intent to join the race.
Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, said the candidate with the best name recognition would probably win.
"I felt that there was nobody out there that had better name recognition than I did," said Flynt, who would run as a Democrat.
A potential Flynt candidacy and speculation about the aspirations of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger led Boxer to conclude Democrats shouldn't necessarily pin all their hopes on Davis, she said.
Schwarzenegger is expected to announce Wednesday he is not running for governor, then appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to discuss the decision. The actor donated $50,000 to the main recall committee, according to state campaign finance records. A spokesman for Rescue California Recall Gray Davis said the donation was to defray legal costs.
"When one of the leading candidates is announcing yes or no on Jay Leno, another taking out papers is a publisher of pornography, the thing is turning into a somewhat chaotic situation," Boxer said.
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