Los Angeles (AP) -- Perennial Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche weighed in on the recall Thursday, calling on Californians to defeat the measure he claims was backed by the same political forces behind power deregulation.
"Deregulation was bad; recall is even worse," LaRouche says in the introduction of a report he intends to release in the coming days. "Please, don't be a sucker for the same swindle twice."
LaRouche also spoke at a news conference in Burbank as part of a two-day swing through California to fight the recall election.
The 80-year-old economist and Democrat first ran for President in 1976. He has tried again every election since then, including a 1992 campaign from prison, while serving five years of a 15-year sentence for mail fraud and defaulting on more than $30 million in loans from campaign supporters.