CA GOP State Senate leader won't run for Congress

[davidinalameda]

looks like he got screwed over by another Repuke

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/13062730p-13908346c.html

State Senate Republican leader Dick Ackerman dropped plans Monday to run for Congress after facing a potentially consuming GOP primary fight against another Irvine Republican senator, John Campbell.
Ackerman instead will remain as Senate Republican leader, a post he has held since May 2004. He said the congressional campaign would have drained too much of his time away from the Capitol, where he expects to help negotiate a contentious budget this summer and back Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pursuit of several ballot initiatives into November.

"It's going to be a very competitive race," Ackerman said. "My choice was to spend the next four to six months in full campaign mode, which would be necessary to win that seat - versus staying as Senate Republican leader, trying to solve the budget, trying to work on the special election and really doing some significant things for California."