California Special Election Watch: McCain to Campaign for Schwarzenegger on Monday

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, is shown in New York on Sept. 2, 2004. McCain and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will campaign together Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, for the measures Schwarzenegger is promoting on the Nov. 8 ballot, according to Schwarzenegger campaign spokesman Todd Harris.

The ASSociated Press has Schwarzenegger enlists McCain to promote his reform agenda.

To help promote his “year of reform” ballot initiatives, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned to one of the best known political reformers on the national stage – Arizona Sen. John McCain.

The Republicans will campaign together Monday for the measures Schwarzenegger is promoting on the Nov. 8 ballot, Schwarzenegger campaign spokesman Todd Harris said. McCain has endorsed the four initiatives favored by the governor, which would curb the power of the Democrat-controlled Legislature and their allied public employee unions.

“John McCain is known for two things – one is being a reformer, and the other is being a straight talker,” Harris said. “We think Sen. McCain’s endorsement of the governor’s reform agenda will send a signal loud and clear to all Californians that these reforms are the real deal.”

Previously on Flap: Robert Novak Watch: McCain Willing to Campaign for Proposition 75 Paycheck Protection Initiative.

A Win-Win for both politicians.

Schwarzenegger’s reform agenda gains some credibility and McCain gains access to the California GOP for his 2008 Presidential campaign.

Stay tuned.

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Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page