Schwarzenegger Survey USA Job Approval:
23% Approve/75% Disapprove 5/28/2009
24% Approve/73% Disapprove 6/18/2009
These are not the numbers of a viable challenger.
I was just gonna say, I'm surprised no one has mentioned how unpopular of a Governor Arnold has been. The latest Survey USA job approval rating I saw for Arnie was released July 20 and it was something along the lines of 18% approve/79% disapprove, and yeah, I don't think those numbers are very encouraging for a Republican against a relatively popular Democratic incumbent in a very blue state. I agree he would be the Republicans' best candidate but I just think California is too blue to send an elephant-in-name-only to the U.S. Senate anytime soon.
What about California's State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner?
1) Has anyone even heard of him?
2) Do you think he would be a good candidate to challenge Boxer?
On a personal note, I like Babs Boxer because of her views but she does seem rather snooty (call me Senator) and unfortunately epitomizes the image of a "left-wing San Francisco liberal elitist snob" that I hear so often from the conservatives, but when she lays down the law to Republicans like Jim Inhofe, that's what makes me smile
