"The Republicans behind this recall say they want you to oust me for past mistakes. My friends, they

"The Republicans behind this recall say they want you to oust me for past mistakes. My friends, they don't give a rip about past mistakes. This is all about control in the future, seizing back the governor's chair and believing with so many candidates running they can do it with just a handful of California voters."
California Gov. Gray Davis
On the effort to recall him.
"We, the people, are doing our job, working hard, raising our families and paying taxes. But the politicians are not doing their job."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
In a campaign advertisement.