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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (692352)	7/17/2005 10:27:26 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) of 769670

As for Schwarzenegger, his former popularity has plummeted to 31%. He's doing everything he can to shore up his failed governorship including quitting his $5million a year editorship. But Californians say: Too little, too late. sfgate.com Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, heading into a critical election this fall, gave up a second job worth at least $5 million to help shore up his image with voters -- but even last week's costly sacrifice may not be enough to shore up his self-described "year of reform.'' Having already seen his poll numbers drop drastically since the beginning of his term and under constant attack from nurses, teachers and other labor groups, the governor found himself scrambling once again to overcome an outpouring of negative publicity. But political analysts say the governor's penchant for backtracking -- coupled with a special election agenda that has yet to gain widespread acceptance -- may be starting to wear thin with voters. "He's clearly trying to regain the public trust and get the people focused on why he put forward the reform agenda," said Mark Baldassare, pollster for the Public Policy Institute of California. On Friday, Schwarzenegger quit his second job as an editor for two bodybuilding magazines and gave up the multimillion-dollar salary. He had signed the contract with Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines just two days before he was inaugurated in 2003. He had refused to say how much he received from the arrangement, but a filing by the magazines with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week revealed he was being paid at least $1 million a year for five years. Schwarzenegger said in a statement that he didn't "want there to be any question or doubt that the people have my full devotion."

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