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# Readers Asked to Weigh In on Recall of Gov. Gray Davis
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/051503-story/
- Published: 2003-05-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:08:43.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

There’s a movement building in California to throw Gov. Gray Davis out of office.

> “Do you think Gov. Davis should be recalled from office? Why or why not?” — So, this week Q-Line wants to know:

Big-money politicos throughout the state, most of whom are Republicans, are financing the recall effort. They criticize Davis for leading the state into a $35 billion deficit, giving more money to prisons than to schools and showing a general lack of leadership.

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 15, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)