The realism is that Arnold was never going to drop out. It was your fantasy.
Face the facts and get over it.
Had those who preferred McClintock voted for him, Arnold would have taken more votes from left than right. Instead, people like you voted for your fear of Bustamante rather than Arnold. There were thousands of posts on FR alone to that effect. I interviewed scads of Republicans who expressed that exact sentiment.
No. You're full of crap.