Commentary I wrote Orange County Register editorials for the 2003 recall of then-governor Gray Davis and his replacement with then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. We supported the recall. But at that time, the paper’s commentary section did not support specific candidates for office, although it does now. Things today are a lot different. With the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom scheduled for Sept. 14, I’ll lay out some contrasts between the current recall, and the Oct. 7, 2003 ousting of Davis. When Schwarzenegger took office, it had been four years since a Republican led the state. It’s now been 10 years since California has had a Republican governor. At the time of the 2003 recall, 43.7 percent of voters were registered Democrats, compared with today’s 46.2 percent. Conversely, the number of registered Republicans has dropped from 35.3 percent in 2003 to 24.1 percent today. The number of Independent voters has increased from …