California puts on recall vote farce

IN THE RUN There's no telling if Gray Davis, with his well-funded campaign, will be able to keep his seat, but the new election show certainly is going on

THE GUARDIAN , LOS ANGELES

A much more serious candidate, who is due to announce her intentions tomorrow, is Arianna Huffington, former president of the Cambridge Union, a "recovering Republican," as she calls herself, and a syndicated columnist who is best known for her libertarian/left positions on everything from campaign finance to the environment and corporate corruption.

Opinion polls are indicating that 55 percent support a recall but Davis is a prolific fund-raiser and is promising to spend US$20m to beat the bid.