The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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"There's always one candidate you overlook, and we just didn't see how potentially weak Allard was going be. It wasn't on our radar screens six months ago the way some of these other states were," says the GOP staffer.

p> SLIM CHANCES br> According to a member of the artsy-fartsy Creative Coalition in Los br> Angeles, actor/director Rob Reiner , best known for playing "Meathead" on "All in the Family" and vetting Al Gore 's speeches, is on a diet and talking about possibly running for governor in 2006. Such a candidacy might pit the Hollywood liberal against Republican muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger . /p>

"Who know if Rob is serious, but he's got just as much political credibility as Arnold does, perhaps more," says the Creative Coalition member.

Ah-nald is currently campaigning for a state proposition to better fund youth physical fitness programs. Reiner has long been an advocate for children's literacy and early development programs. He was a favorite in the Clinton White House for taking far-left children's rights positions.

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