CA-Gov: Phil Angelides is Running for Governor

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AN FRANCISCO - How could California's charisma-challenged state treasurer even dream of trying to unseat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger? Phil Angelides cites the advice he gives his three daughters: "It never matters what the odds are. What matters are your beliefs, and what you do to pursue them."

The 51-year-old Angelides has become the first Democrat to officially announce he is running against Schwarzenegger, who is expected to seek re-election in 2006.

Despite some recent setbacks, Schwarzenegger remains popular in a state that has almost always elected its governors to second terms. But political observers warn that he should not underestimate Angelides, a man regarded as shrewd and aggressive by his friends, ruthless and mean-spirited by his enemies.

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That's a nice non-biased piece there.

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Wow, who wrote that article? "Charisma-challenged"? "Shrewd" and "aggressive" used as the most positive words to describe him? Sounds like Angelides ran over the writer's dog or something.