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<text id=91TT2585>
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Nov. 18, 1991: The Guv's Presidential Hopes Hurt Him
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Nov. 18, 1991 California:The Endangered Dream
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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CALIFORNIA GRAPEVINE, Page 21
The Guv's Presidential Hopes Hurt Him At Home
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<p>By Janice Castro/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
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<p> Why did Governor PETE WILSON say he would "very likely"
sign California's gay-rights bill, only to veto it five months
later? Presidential ambition. Savvy politicos noted that as soon
as Wilson won the close-fought gubernatorial campaign a year
ago, he began setting his sights on a 1996 bid. But when the
bill outlawing job discrimination against gays landed on
Wilson's desk, top GOP strategists warned him that he would lose
conservative support if he signed it. Maybe they were right. But
because of his performance on this and other issues, recent
polls show that Wilson's voter-approval ratings are the lowest
of any California Governor in 25 years. By this time next year,
Wilson may be running hard to recapture the statehouse instead
of dreaming of the White House.
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