Election Day is now two weeks away, and not only are there very few headlines being made in the race for governor, but the incumbent is running what amounts to a stealth campaign.

The lack of headlines is certainly not for a lack of trying by challenger Phil Angelides. The Democrat made an early morning campaign stop here in Sacramento today, ostensibly to criticize Governor Schwarzenegger's record on gun control issues. Afterwards, Angelides made a half-hour appearance on KQED's public affairs talk show, Forum (you can hear the audio of that interview here, or download the program by clicking here). It should be noted that the program also featured some of the third party candidates; the governor did not accept the invite.

In fact, Schwarzenegger continued his recent string of appearances that are designed to appear completely outside of election year politics. He stopped by a charter school in Oakland-- an event billed as an official "state" event (although the principal of the school recently recorded a radio commercial endorsing the governor's re-election).

The lack of traditional campaigning is worth noting. The governor has only spent 3.5 days out of the last 12 participating in actual campaign events; and one of those events-- this past weekend-- wasn't really even a campaign event. Rather, it was a charity event for a nonprofit that supports U.S. soldiers.

A review of the scheduling notices distributed by Schwarzenegger's state office also seems to indicate that he's even taken some time off... something very few candidates do in the final days of a campaign.

Of course, this doesn't mean his campaign team isn't busy; today, staffers released a "web video" criticizing Angelides for negative campaigning. But the stealth campaign is indicative of the perception among political watchers that Schwarzenegger has a sizeable lead, and that the race is his to lose. Team Angelides will no doubt dispute that, pointing out recent polls that suggest the gap is narrowing.

Regardless, the public side of this race has become a one-sided argument... with Angelides trying to land the perfect sound bite, and Schwarzenegger content for a good photo op.