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Well, I think I did pretty well, everything considered. I spent less than $200 on my campaign. I printed not a single professionally-made bumper sticker, sign, t-shirt, or campaign flyer. I'm 16th in Santa Cruz County and 20th in San Francisco, placing 40th overall. 40th. Out of 135. Running on a single issue, spending almost no money. Until halfway through the campaign, I wasn't even old enough to drink. This proves how important affordable education is to Californians. Write letters to your newspapers. Ask them why Arnold hasn't taken a stance on student fees! Thank you all for your support. Hundreds of you have visited my site, IM'ed, e-mailed, or otherwise taken time out of your lives to contact me. A few of you supporters have even become my friends. I hope you'll come back and visit the site occasionally; I'll be keeping this domain name and converting it into my homepage. Sept 27 - LA Times article highlighting my campaign My radio spot on NPR/KPBS in San Diego: REALMEDIA Practice voting for me at Recall Sanity UPDATES: Weds. Sept. 24 - Journal updated (PHOTOS2 added)AIM: Bommerman5, email: wattsforgovernor@hotmail.com. Tues. Aug. 26 - Today's my 21st birthday! Journal updated, birthday photos uploaded. Sat. AUG. 23 - Alex Vassarphotographed Friday's event with 8 other candidates. See the "Photos" page. SJ Mercury's articleabout the SF Bay Area recall candidates. Sacramento Bee used DOCTORED photo of me in Davis's suit as its official publicity shot.
I link to other candidates' websites if they've made it a priority to lower college fees.
I OPPOSE the fee increases imposed upon the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges by the legislature and Regents, as a direct result of Gray Davis's budget. My candidacy is a push for the rights of students, to force the major gubernatorial candidates to acknowledge the enormous financial burden imposed on us and our families by these drastic and sudden fee increases. Please write your local newspaper and mention my candidacy, and criticize the "major" candidates for failing to address this important issue (or any issues, for that matter). I have no delusions of winning this campaign; my goal is merely to force the major candidates to sit up and pay attention. I am a "one-issue" candidate with a singular goal. I have no ultra-comprehensive platform; since I will not win the election, there is no need. My purpose is to be an advocate for students and their families on this one issue. If you have questions about my specific stances on any particular issues, I'm more than happy to respond, but most other issues will not play a factor in my candidacy. Please contact me at wattsforgovernor@hotmail.com if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas. I respond to every e-mail I get, usually within a couple hours. If you have AOL Instant Messenger, my screen name is Bommerman5
Thanks to Mia Beck for designing this site. Thanks to Scott Jennings for designing the banner below Also, the photo in the upper-left is what I would look like wearing the governor's suit.
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