Arnold moves ahead

For the first time since the primary, Schwarzenegger now leads the race in a legitimate poll. Rasmussen has Arnold up by 6 points.

Two things are at work here.

1. The more people see Angelides, the less they like him. Look at me for example. I started a blog to attack Schwarzenegger and hopefully help drive him from office and I haven't yet decided if I can stomach voting for a weasel like Angelides in November. (My alternate choice would Peter Camejo - he won't win, but at least I would feel good about my vote.)

2. Schwarzenegger seems to have found his brain again. After letting the Pete Wilsonites lead his governorship to the hard right and his special election to a resounding defeat, he's discovered how to woo California voters again. He's renounced the race baiting politics of Prop 187 and even I was beyond pleased with the climate pact he signed with Tony Blair. Climate change is a top issue in California, and any move to circumvent the faith-based climate policy coming out of Washington has my full support.