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CA-Gov: Arnold keeping Bush away

Bush is going to sing Schwarzenegger, and Arnold knows it.

Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday he wants President Bush to delay a planned October fundraising visit to California because the governor fears it will siphon off donations he needs to help his Nov. 8 special election measures [...]

Schwarzenegger spoke glowingly of the president at last year's GOP national convention and campaigned for Bush in Ohio just days before the 2004 election, but more recently, the relationship seems to have been strained.

The governor turned down an invitation to ride with Bush on Air Force One during the president's August visit to California -- and now, some national Republicans suggest he appears to be distancing himself from the president at a time Bush needs the former Hollywood actor's star power.

The governor did not appear with the president during Bush's two-day visit to the
Golden State. Schwarzenegger insisted there were no hard feelings.

"We talked about it ... there was no urgency about it," he said. "For (Bush), it was a quick trip. For me, I was busy. So we were both very fine and talked about it, not to have anyone feel uncomfortable about not seeing each other."

Both Bush and Schwarzenegger are in the low 30s approval ratings in California.

(Daily Kos)