The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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Karl Rove , presumably talking about his political future in California. /p>

But word out of California is that Allen and Rove already have spoken to former California governor and senator Pete Wilson about running again for the seat. "For the good of the party, he'd do it," says a longtime Wilson aide and adviser. "It would put him back into the political game in a big way."

Wilson has kept a low profile since his short-lived 1996 presidential bid. But he remains one of the most popular politicians in California, as well as one of the best known. Better yet, he's probably more than likely to match the fundraising of Boxer and force the Democratic Party to funnel money into the state, taking cash away from other races.

p>Current generic polls in the state show that fewer than 45 percent of voters would support Boxer's re-election. In fact, President Bush right now would defeat any Democratic challenger in the state going head to head. br> /p>

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