Holding a 2% voting block as of recent polls, independent candidate Arianna Huffington dropped out of the California recall race Tuesday, saying it was her best hope of preventing Arnold Schwarzenegger from becoming governor. "I'm pulling out and I'm going to concentrate all my time and energy in the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger,"
Candidate Gary Coleman, bouyed by the prospect of gaining a theshold in the top 5 candidates, said he had no intention of dropping out. "If I can pick up half of Huffington's block, that'll mean six more votes for my vision."