Algora Publishing
California after Arnold.
Democratic Party political consultants and activists Cummings and Reddy assess the state of California politics as Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prepares to step aside for a new governor to be chosen in the 2010 elections. They begin with a discussion of how he came to power in the wake of the 2003 recall of Governor Gray Davis and a summary of his years in governor. They then present a capsule history of California politics from 1911 to the present, describe the institutional factors that impact California politics, and review the major issues facing Schwarzenegger's successor. They also address demographic, economic, and political developments and their likely effects on the 2010 election, as well as the biographies of likely candidates. Also included is a statistical appendix of pertinent demographic, political, and geographic data. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
