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Angelides to Launch Bid for Calif. Gov.
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 15, 2005 01:06pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 15, 2005 07:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Tue Mar 15, 8:56 AM ET
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Saying he had "no illusions" about the difficulty of unseating a popular governor, state Treasurer Phil Angelides said he's confident he'll win the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006 and beat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites).
"This isn't going to be a plain, vanilla election — we're not talking about potholes," Angelides said in an interview Monday. "Governor Schwarzenegger and I have a different view of the world, two very different visions of what makes society strong."
Angelides was expected to officially launch his campaign Tuesday. A longtime fixture in California politics, the 51-year-old Angelides has already raised about $12.5 million for the effort.
"The reason I'm doing this early is that the threat this governor presents to California is enormous," Angelides said. "He's hurting teachers, he's hurting nurses — he's going after the very fabric of California's strengths."
Schwarzenegger has not yet announced whether he is running for re-election, but his campaign committee has raised $1 million so far with more fund-raising events planned. He spent Monday evening at a fund-raising dinner in Sacramento.
Angelides isn't the first Democrat in the race. Already, Attorney General Bill Lockyer has said he's running and has raised about $11 million for the race, although he hasn't made an official announcement. Actor-director Rob Reiner has also been mentioned as a possible candidate. |
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