Reply #3: Schwarzenegger stops short of announcing re-election bid

[Melissa G]

Posted on Fri, Sep. 02, 2005


Schwarzenegger stops short of announcing re-election bid

BY KATE FOLMAR

Knight Ridder Newspapers


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - (KRT) - Stopping just short of announcing that he'll seek re-election next year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday said that he's someone who likes to finish what he starts and added that his plans will be clear within weeks.

"I will be talking about that this month," Schwarzenegger told newspaper columnist Daniel Weintraub, who was guest-hosting on Sacramento radio station KTKZ. "But as you know, I'm a man that always goes and stays all the way through until we get done, so I'm looking forward to working for the people."

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Recent speculation has been that the governor might make his announcement around the time of the California Republican Party's convention in mid-September. Before then, he is expected to hit the campaign trail in support of his initiatives for the Nov. 8 special election - an election that many Democrats and unions consider a Schwarzenegger power grab.

"What's the drama? Either he's going to run or he's not," said Gale Kaufman, campaign consultant for the union-backed Alliance for a Better California, which opposes Schwarzenegger's initiatives. "Right now, I'd rather he act like a governor for awhile, doing important things."
"She added, "We like running against people with a popularity of 34 percent."

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