Governor Schwarzenegger's 2005 "Concession" Speech

In 2005, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger supported four "Year of Reform" initiatives on the ballot, all of which were defeated. On Election Day evening, after enough returns were in to make it clear that the initiatives were failing, he gave an odd "concession" speech. In the early part of the speech, he seemed not to recognize the defeat and spoke of waiting for late returns. But towards the end of the speech, he began talking about state infrastructure needs. Infrastructure was the key agenda item for the governor - and his re-election campaign in 2006. So he seemed already to be moving on.

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