I read the link. It, like you, does not provide a definition. Therefore it, like you, is absolutely unable to advance any type of persuasive case.
My "case" is the fact that Republicans are not monolithic in its abortion stance, just as Democrats aren't either.
That is well demonstrated.
Clearly the poll indicates that on the extreme positions - that being available cart blanche and never available not permitted at all - Republicans are evenly divided, with a slight bias for cart blanche availability, 29% to 28%.
If you use these figures as the logical standard for determining how the "available, stricter limits" group may break down, then it becomes clear that at least half of those people have restricting partial birth abortion primarily in mind. (This poll was taken before Congress passed the partial birth abortion ban).
Even if half of the respondents somehow thought "available, stricter limits" means "only in extremely rare special instances or immediate medical emergency", then you still come up with a 50/50 split on the issue for all Republicans.
Face it, the pro-life agenda is not a major motivating factor for most Republicans. It is not the cornerstone of the GOP platform. It is only the pet issue of a very limited fringe of the party.
You cannot argue with logic, facts, or semantics here.
The point is, you are trying to claim that Arnold is out of the GOP mainstream when in fact you are the one who is.
It's fine that you are, everyone is entitled to their beliefs and their causes. But it is time you and others stop advancing a false premise that Arnold does not represent the GOP at large, and stop castigating him as a "RINO".