Arnold Schwarzenegger election victory speech

(8 Oct 2003)

1. Wide shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver walking onto stage during rally
2. Wide shot of rally
3. Crowd applauding
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor-Elect:
"I've heard your voices loud and clear. We have... tough choices ahead. The first choice that we must make is the one that will determine our success. Shall we rebuild our state together or shall we we fight amongst ourselves creating deeper division and fail the people of California. Well let me tell you something, the answer is clear. For the people to win politics as usual must lose."
5. Wide shot of rally
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor-Elect:
"I will reach out to Republicans to Democrats and independents. To those who supported the recall and those who did not. Those who supported me today and those who did not. I want reach out to everybody; to young and old, rich and poor, people of all religions, all colours and all nationalities. I want to be the governor for the people. I want to represent everybody."
7. Wide shot of rally
8. Close shot of people at rally
9. Shriver and Schwarzeneggger waving to crowd
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Schwarzenegger supporter:
"I think he can be effective. Because what you need is someone who has leadership qualities and someone who can make, you know, the right decisions, someone who also quite frankly surrounds himself with pretty smart people. And I think he can do that."
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop, Schwarzenegger supporter:
"I think California is really fed up. They've been fed up with this whole system. And what you mentioned before about no political experience, maybe that's what we need is something fresh and something new."
12. Schwarzenegger waving

STORYLINE:

Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated victory in the race to become California governor with hundreds of cheering supporters, including members of America's most prominent Democratic family on Tuesday.

Standing hand-in-hand with his wife, Kennedy family member Maria Shriver, with her parents, Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, close by Schwarzenegger said he wanted to represent all the people of California.

Speaking at the Century Plaza Hotel ballroom Schwarzenegger said he had received a gracious phone call from Governor Gray Davis conceding his defeat.

Schwarzenegger pledged to bring jobs back to the state, improve education and restore trust in government, and urged his opponents to join him in solving California's problems.

Earlier, as televisions in the ballroom monitored Davis' concession speech, the crowd of about 1,000 applauded when Davis said voters had decided it was time for someone else to serve as governor.

Schwarzenegger raised at least 21.5 (m) million US dollars for the race, some 10 (m) million US dollars of which from his own pocket.

The celebration must quickly give way to planning for a lightning-fast transition that will take place as soon as the election is certified, and no later than November 15. Schwarzenegger's campaign co-chairman, Republican David Dreier, will lead his transition team, campaign spokesman Todd Harris said.

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