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# Q-Line asks readers where Schwarzenegger should focus after special election defeat
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/111805-story/
- Published: 2005-11-18T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:12:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Last week, Californians soundly defeated all propositions attached to the state’s special election, which included initiatives on topics ranging from state budget reform to political redistricting. The ‘no’ votes have been characterized largely as a personal defeat for Gov. Schwarzenegger, who backed many of the propositions as steps in reforming California’s government.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “Where should Gov. Schwarzenegger focus his efforts now?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to 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 November 18, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111805.pdf?ref=smdp.com)