Man behind recall:Schwarzenegger or McClintock must drop out

Man behind recall urges Schwarzenegger or McClintock to drop out
San Francisco-AP

The man who bankrolled the California recall effort is insisting that one of the two leading Republicans in the governor's race drop out. And to make it happen, he's issuing a political threat.

Congressman Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh) is afraid that Republican state senator Tom McClintock and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger will split conservative support -- and guarantee a victory for Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante (boost-ah-MAHN'-tay) if California's governor is recalled.

So now Issa says one of the two Republicans must drop out -- or he'll dramatically reverse his stance and start calling for the recall to be defeated.

Issa spent one-point-seven (m) million dollars putting the recall question on the ballot.