Here is simple strategy to defeat Repubs in recall election.

[kentuck]

Don't even mention Gray Davis in the ads. "Just say NO!" Just like Nancy Reagan said in her ads against drugs. Because if the majority of people vote "NO", then all other votes are irrelevant. It doesn't matter how many votes Arnold gets.

Just vote NO is a simple and winning message because most Californians believe it is not right to try and overthrow the results of a legitimate election, no matter how much they dislike Gray Davis. They also understand the hypocrisy of the whole effort - claiming that deficits are awful in CA but they're OK in Washington.

Don't worry about running against the personalities. Don't worry about putting another Democrat on the ticket. Just vote NO! Send the outsiders back to Texas or Washington or wherever they came from. This is the winning strategy in California. Also, it is easy to vote no.