by Robert in Monterey [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

I mentioned last week that the recall efforts for Sen. Jeff Denham (R-Modesto/Merced/Salinas) were getting to the signature gathering stage. Now, it seems that this movement might have some political muscle behind it after all.  When word of support from the CA Dem Party came out through financial statements, everybody assumed that they would back off. 

But Don Perata has not backed off. The process needs 31,084 signatures by Feb. 13, and it's looking like that might actually happen:

A political committee with close ties to Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata is spending thousands of dollars to try to recall a sitting Republican state senator in a move the targeted lawmaker called "unprecedented." Campaign statements filed this week show the Voter Education and Registration Fund has spent more than $41,000 on an effort to recall GOP Sen. Jeffrey Denham. ... "I do think the recall will appear on the ballot," said Paul Hefner, a spokesman for Perata and the Voter Education and Registration Fund, "and I do think the voters of the 12th (Senate) District will recall Jeff Denham." (SacBee 10/3/07) 

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