Sale of Access to Gov. Schwarzenegger

The Los Angeles Times offers Candid Talk on the Party Line; Major donors are given an unfiltered channel to Schwarzenegger's office for strategy sessions. It begins: "When wealthy contributors write checks to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, they often get a few canapes and a drink — and a secret telephone number that grants them access to his closest advisors and even the governor himself." Apparently, this includes contributors to Gov. Schwarzenegger's candidate controlled ballot measure committees.

Posted by Rick Hasen at June 5, 2005 01:57 PM