Recall!: California's political earthquake

Part 1. The politics of recall. The California Republic : more like a nation than a state

Elements of a perfect storm

Part 2. The shaping of the battle. The legislature : gridlock defined

Governor Gray Davis : triumph, decline, denial

Qualifying for the ballot : right-wing conspiracy or convergence of interests? Part 3. The campaign. The 75-day sprint

The issues

Interest groups : taking sides

The campaigns and the media : whose election is it anyway?

Part 4. The outcome. Davis loses the recall battle

Recall and political stability in California : can they coexist?

Epilogue

Appendix A : Recall timeline

Appendix B : The 2003 recall election and California politics on the internet.