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Schwarzenegger to Seek Re-Election

SAN DIEGO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will run for re-election next year, a top aide said Friday.

Schwarzenegger "felt it was very important to let the people of California know this governor plans to be around for the long haul," campaign spokesman Todd Harris said. "It's not a 24-month job, it's a five-year job and he intends to see it through to the end." [...]

Harris said Schwarzenegger would formally kick off his campaign after the Nov. 8 election.

Strategists had said the governor had to cement his November 2006 re-election plans now to improve his fundraising for the initiatives, which would establish a state spending cap, strip lawmakers of the power to draw political boundaries and make it harder for public school teachers to get tenure. Recent polls show none receiving majority support.

Schwarzenegger was immensely popular his first year, but his job approval ratings have dropped sharply in recent months. His decision to push the ballot measures generated a backlash from labor unions, which have spent millions on television ads since the spring to discredit him.

A nonpartisan Field Poll released last week found that just 36 percent of California voters are inclined to re-elect Schwarzenegger.

Good luck with this one, Governor... Let's see how much your voters appreciated your unnecessary use of state money to pay for a special election on good but non-urgent issues... The first special election was cool because he became the "people's governor" who really represented the people, not governed them. But now, it's getting old and Californians want someone who'll have the gut to lead, not simply hide behind political moves disguised as populist/democratic values.

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