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Pollsters foresee record turnout He also said many voters will be confused about where to cast their ballots because only about 60 percent of polling places are expected to be open. George Gorton, one of Schwarzenegger's strategists, said voters will find their polling places and remember to cast their ballots -- without the usual reminders from their political parties or candidates -- because of the widespread media coverage of the election. Luntz, who conducted polls for the recall group Rescue California, also said most of the Californians he surveyed are angry -- and angry voters are more likely to vote. "I am calling this the George Carlin election," he said, referring to the comic who joked about the seven obscene words that couldn't be uttered on television. "There are plenty of instances where one of those seven words you don't hear on TV is being said about Gray Davis." Democrats say a higher turnout helps them because about 45 percent of California's voters are registered as Democrats while 35 percent are registered as Republicans. But Gorton, Schwarzenegger's strategist, said the Republican front-runner would be the biggest beneficiary of a big turnout because the "people who don't usually vote favor him." Brewster, who was waiting to see Schwarzenegger last week, said he knows little about the Republican candidate's views and may change his choice by Oct. 7. "But he's got to be as good as the rest of them," Brewster said. "And his celebrity can't hurt."
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