Looking at the recall threat

There was a common reaction when word spread this week that the state prison guards' union was threatening a recall effort against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Most Capitol watchers dismissed the talk as part of an ongoing public relations war between the union and the governor. But in the post-Gray Davis-recall world, few seem willing to completely write off the possibility that the effort may be for real. Capitol Weekly.
While the Schwarzenegger administration downplays the seriousness of the threat, his political team snapped to attention this week, sending out press releases, organizing conference calls with reporters, and encouraging surrogates to send out statements of support for the governor.