Confirmation: Issa is Out

Issa Backs Out Of Recall Election

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, who helped bankroll the Davis recall effort, says he's decided not to run for governor of California.

Issa made the surprise announcement in front of the San Diego Registrar of Voters office around 12:30 p.m. Many supporters thought he was planning to make his candidacy official by turning in the proper papers.

He said he could not leave behind his work in Congress, where he could continue to work for "uniting the people of the Middle East."

He did say he would continue to remain involved in the recall effort against Gov. Gray Davis