Ever since the Sept. 30 deadline for filing quarterly campaign fundraising reports, it’s been obvious that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pet ballot measure, Proposition 50, was going to win by a landslide.

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The win became obvious when the finance reports showed Democrats had donated more than twice as much to pass Prop. 50 as Republicans had donated against it. That was a sure-fire sign the Republicans had pretty much given up on defeating the proposition.

It also meant an end to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s persuasive TV ads against Prop. 50 and

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