CAMPAIGN CONFIDENTIAL

Forward, August, 2003 by Kessler, E.J.

Kessler, E.J. Forward 08-15-2003 Agnostic About Arnold: California's top Republican brass is decidedly agnostic about the gubernatorial bid of moderate Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, despite the media frenzy it touched off and polls showing the actor to be the leading candidate. Basically, they're waiting to see whether he will survive whatever dirt comes out in the press -- such as the old photo that surfaced from Schwarzenegger's body-building days, showing a topless woman riding on his shoulders. "I was in Crawford [Texas] with the top state people, and the analysis was, let's see how he does in the next two to four weeks," said the president of the Republican Jewish Coalition's southern California region, Bruce Bialosky, referring to President Bush's summer...

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