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So the author doesn't realize the irony of her own article.
Arnold did everything that the Left wanted Republicans to do. He moved to the middle, placated the environmentalists, and tried to work with Dems. In short, he was the very essence of that magical "moderate" Republicans that the Dems and liberal media tout incessantly.
So what happens? Predictably, he's still hated by the Left because he's still a Republican and didn't go far enough, he's hated by the Right for abandoning conservatism, and the independents are simply disillusioned.
It's the biggest lie in politics: That Republicans need to move to the middle in order to win elections. If Arnold would have been a bold conservative, he would have been a true hero.
Now, Whitman is doing the same thing. Chasing after those mythical moderate voters, sucking up to the illegals, etc. She is spending millions of dollars to essentially be Arnold's 3rd term.

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>In short, he was the very essence of that magical “moderate” Republicans that the Dems and liberal media tout incessantly.<

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Another ‘Maverick’ like that senator from AZ that many in that state want to re-elect.