Talk:Gray Davis

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this link [1]indicates the 2 were merged in 1989.--Dakota 01:30, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Prop 187

Davis's big moment was his refusal to support Prop 187. Interesting that this is not in the article.

[edit] Long Term?

.This states that Davis's term of office started in 1979. He did not serve 24 years as governor of California. Does the 1979 refer to something else, or should it be 1999, when his term as governor began? mal7798 07 October 2006, 03:21

[edit] "Liberal" tax and spend policies

Grey Davis was the most unpopular governor in California history,yet the article dose not go into any detail has to WHY he was so unpopular.My goal was to demostrate that it was his liberal "tax and spend" policies that so many Democrats adhere to that caused the people to rise up and kick him out of office. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Flyingbryan (talk • contribs) .

Well, first I don't think you can claim he was the most unpopular, at least without citing a source for that. Second while it may be true that it was his "tax and spend" policies, you can't include this in the article without an accompanying citation. Otherwise its just your point of view. We strive hard to ensure that all Wikipedia articles maintain a neutral point of view. This is, of course, particularly difficult for contentious articles, which the ones on politicians tend to be. So its especially important to source specific viewpoints on people. Can you find a reliable source (i.e. a non-partisan one) that says it was Davies' "Liberal tax and spend policies" that caused the voters to recall Davies? If you can, then you can add the section to the article. Thanks, Gwernol 23:52, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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