A week before the election, polls and conventional wisdom have Democrat Phil Angelides trailing Arnold Schwarzenegger in the race for governor. Angelides has faced a number of challenges, including lukewarm support from his own party. He has also been out-shined by Schwarzenegger whose international star power and recent move to the middle has broadened his appeal with liberal Californians.
Correspondent Lisa McRee talks with Treasurer Angelides about his campaign and his conviction that he is the right choice for California.
- Extended Interview: Phil Angelides
- “Strategy Works Against Angelides: Campaign Struggles Are His Doing As Well As Governor’s”, The Mercury News, October 26, 2006
“CAMPAIGN 2006 Governor’s Race: Mark Leno Rescues One Berkeley Dem’s Vote For Angelides”, San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2006- “Phil and the Cavity: How the media have misunderstood the Democratic race for governor”, LA Weekly, May 17, 2006
- Profiles of Governor Candidates, Los Angeles Times
- Favorable Turn-Around in Governor’s Standing With Voters Continues. Now Leads Angelides By Sixteen Points Nov. 1, 2006
- Growing Disparity Between How Californians Appraise the Jobs Bush and Schwarzenegger are Doing. See U.S. and California Heading in Different Directions Sept. 30, 2006
- Opinions of Schwarzenegger Have Rebounded From Last Year, But Have Not Returned To Their Former 2004 Levels Sept. 28, 2006
- Schwarzenegger Holds Ten-Point Lead Over Angelides In Governors Race Sept. 27, 2006
- Schwarzenegger Leads Angelides by 8 Points. Both Governor~Rs Image and Job Rating Have Improved. Big Difference: In How Each Candidate’s Supporters View the Issues. July 25, 2006
- Continued Negative Job Appraisals of the Governor and the Legislature,Despite Initial Support for Infrastructure Bonds June 5, 2006