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With the Governator’s (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger) popularity dwindling, Democrats are starting to seek a new, charismatic, candidate to regain control of California’s top office. Some are saying that state Treasurer Phil Angelides and Controller Steve Westly should be the only choices the party should consider, but others are suggesting thinking outside the box.

Prominent Democrats ranging from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and former Rep. Leon Panetta to non-politicians such as businessman Steve Jobs and comedian Robin Williams are mentioned in the quiet conversations of Democratic activists, although no one is saying anything — at least publicly — about jumping into the race.

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Steve Jobs, co-founder and head of Apple Computers and Pixar studios and a major donor to the Democratic Party, is another person regularly mentioned as a possible candidate for governor, O’Connor and others say.

But for Jobs and many others, an important question remains: Do they have the interest in a thankless job like governor of California?

If Steve Jobs were to run, he should pass out those PodBrix minifigs. Who wouldn’t be all over that?!

[via SF Gate]