Just when the Gropenator thought he was gonna have a cushy ride to victory ...
The governor's race: Unions ponder strategy for fall
Talks Thursday may mean big buckson Angelides' behalf. Talks Thursday may mean big buckson Angelides' behalf.
The labor-based coalition that organized the defeat of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's special election initiatives last year is about to come back together to see if it can upset his re-election effort.
In their first meeting of the current political season, the public employee unions are getting together in Sacramento on Thursday to work out a strategy that figures to benefit state Treasurer Phil Angelides, the Democratic challenger to the Republican governor.
The most recent public opinion polls gave Schwarzenegger a lead ranging from eight to 13 percentage points. But the unions that represent more than 2.5 million public employees and other workers think it's too soon to declare the Angelides campaign a lost cause.
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http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/22417.htmlLooks like the Govenor's race just got a lot more interesting. :woohoo: