California DFA to fight Schwarzenegger's ballot initiative drive.

This is a very active group, and they deserve a lot of credit for attempting this effort. Proud of them.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/08/DEMS.TMP

Sacramento -- A liberal grassroots network that helped fuel Howard Dean's maverick run for president is crackling back to life to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiative drive, another sign that the governor's plans for a special election this year could produce a costly and fiercely partisan battle.

California for Democracy, the state arm of a national group that raised millions of dollars for Dean over the Internet, is planning a high-tech campaign targeting the Republican governor, who wraps ups an out-of-state fund-raising tour in Washington today.

The group's re-emergence came as a committee closely aligned with Schwarzenegger began running television advertisements Monday urging voters to seek out signature-gatherers and sign up.

But volunteers from California for Democracy hope to frustrate those efforts. They plan to use the Web and mobile technology to keep roughly 9,000 supporters abreast of the whereabouts of signature-gatherers for Schwarzenegger ballot initiatives. Organizers say volunteers will then head to those locations to distribute the group's leaflets denouncing the planned special election, which opponents note will cost as much as $70 million.

The group is also poised to raise money to oppose the governor's agenda. The strategy took shape last week in a conference call involving 1,000 of the group's members and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles, a day after Schwarzenegger launched a signature-gathering drive for three initiatives that mirror proposals he laid out in January......"

http://californiafordemocracy.com/

CTA - 335,000 members.

Thanks for the californiafordemocracy.com link, I will check it out!

She's as much of a democrat as Sean Hannity is.