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摘要

Is the Gubernator about to suffer political humiliation? On November 8th, California's voters will be summoned to a special election-and, if the opinion polls are right, they will rebuff most, if not all, of the ballot initiatives Arnold Schwarzenegger deems essential for his "year of reform". Mr Schwarzenegger launched his campaign in January as an admirably bold bid to fix California's budgeting system. This is a mess thanks to two things: spending increases mandated by the voters; and a legislative stalemate between a Democratic majority that wants to protect public programmes and a blocking Republican minority that refuses to raise taxes.