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Seems to me as an outside observer that a weakened Davis would provide more opportunity to elect a Republican in 2006, maybe even one with coattails, than a nominal Republican taking over the current mess and getting blasted in 2006 for not fixing it.

Exactly. And coupled with the mess that years of Democratic agenda have done, I don't think a Republican can straighten it out...especially a RINO like Arnold. The failure would do irreparable harm to Republican interests for the foreseeable future. It would give the Democrats a platform for '06 and shift the blame from themselves.

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Highly unlikely.

CA is heavily gerrymandered, and it is fundamentally democrat anyway.

The assembly is impossible.

Only statewide offices are likely for Republicans, and each one is a longshot.