Election Watchdog throws down the gauntlet

In a press release issued late last week, Election Watchdog challenged Governor Schwarzenegger to a debate on Proposition 64. The organization also called on the governor to return $2.4 million in campaign contributions he received from corporations that also donated money to support the measure, which the group said would "avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest." According to the press release, "Schwarzenegger is reneging on his commitment to seek a legislative solution to the issue in both public statements and private meetings with the state's leading environmental organizations."