Kos recently blogged about the
Field Poll which showed that Arnold's numbers are slipping, but that he still has a strong approval rating.
The SF Chronicle printed an interesting article today that discussed potential contenders in 2006.
The combination of these two pieces beg the question: what is it going to take to take down the governator in 2006?
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The chronicle article cited above suggests that Rob Reiner is favored by a 15% to 19% margin in head-to-head matchups over all possible opponents. You might remember Reiner from:
his longtime role as Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the TV classic "All in the Family,'' and directorial work on hits like "This is Spinal Tap,'' "The Princess Bride" and "Stand by Me.''
Upon first reading of this article I was thinking "great this will prove to be another circus like the Recall Election." The article does suggest Reiner might have some credentials which is encouraging:
The latest poll showed that Reiner, who has never actively campaigned for any public office but is a fixture in Hollywood and a well-known activist in early childhood issues...
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He also ran a highly publicized and successful Proposition 10 ballot campaign in 1998 to finance programs for children from birth to 5 years old. Reiner was named as chairman of the First 5 commission that helps determine how the money is spent.
I'm all for bringing down the governator in 2006 (and he will run for re-election because face it, he is the only chance in hell the Republicans have in 2006), but should we be propping up yet another Hollywood fixture to take office? Sure he might call himself a Democrat, but I wonder if this "outsider" trend is really good for the state.