We feel he hasn't listened to the public and the public's opinion. As citizens, this [recall] is the only recourse we do have.

We are a very rural county. Our hands were just tied. Now citizens have a recourse.

When the initial effort of political and business leaders to influence public opinion on an issue is to threaten rather than to engage and persuade, they further arouse public opposition rather than win support.

This is where the citizens were coming,

When I was 21, I just listened to him and didn't say much. Now he asks my opinion.

In America, public opinion is the leader.