Yea, right. I was one of the FR crowd that was on the weekly Sunday night Drudge thread, and remember quite well the non-stop bashing Drudge did on Schwarzenegger after whatshisname, Gray Davis(?), was recalled, and 70+ candidates ran for the job opening.
His ranting lent truth to the "Every knock a boost" theory of publicity.
FWIW, some CA types have said Drudge proved to be prescient in his warnings about Arnie.
Aaaaaahold is an enviro-nut. Drudge was right to sound the warnings on him.