California Election 2006 Watch: California GOP Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Leads California Democrat Treasurer Phil Angelides by 8 Points in Latest Field Poll

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waves to a crowd as he exits his campaign bus to begin a tour of Southern California Tuesday, July 25, 2006, in La Mesa, Calif.

Sacramento Bee: Budget, ads give governor poll boost

Buoyed by recent good news, he leads Democrat Angelides by 8 points.

After signing the state’s timeliest budget in six years and running $12 million in post-primary campaign ads, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads Democrat Phil Angelides by 8 points in the governor’s race, according to a new Field Poll.

The findings contain additional good news for the Republican incumbent: More voters believe California is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction for the first time in 22 months, while Schwarzenegger has his first positive job approval rating since February 2005.

The “FAT LADY” has sung for Phil Angelides.

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