Angelides tight-lipped on 2010 run

DENVER – Former state treasurer Phil Angelides, who  waged a failed 2006 campaign for governor against Arnold Schwarzenegger, today was tight-lipped on whether he might seek the same position two years from now.

“I’ve made no decisions. I’ve ruled nothing in and nothing out,” Angelides said as he stood in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Angelides, who made a fortune in the real estate business, said that he was focused on his current position as head of Apollo Alliance, an organization that promotes the use of clean energy. A race for the Golden State’s top post, he said, wasn’t on his mind.

“There are miles to go between now and 2010,” he said. “That election is a long time off.”

Several prominent California Democrats, including Attorney General Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, have expressed interest in running for governor.