LA Times: Angelides Emerges as 'Anti-Schwarzenegger'

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Angelides Emerges as 'Anti-Schwarzenegger'

SACRAMENTO — Few Democrats could top state Treasurer Phil Angelides in crafting a nasty description for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's first budget: He called it "morally and economically bankrupt."

But few Democrats tried. The blast of cold rhetoric from Angelides came at a time when most Democrats are taking a more cautious approach to the Republican governor whose towering presence has no match in the capital.

For Angelides, however, the aggressive posture jibes with his ambition to run for governor in 2006, when Schwarzenegger would be up for reelection.

"The political calculation that Phil made is pretty clear: He is the anti-Schwarzenegger," said Democratic strategist Darry Sragow.

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Angelides Emerges as 'Anti-Schwarzenegger'

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