Arnold never would have been governor if he had had to run in a primary election like any normal candidate. He was installed by Rove and Parsky, after they failed to install Richard Riordan a few years earlier.
Big mistake. Now we're stuck with another Pete Wilson type party splitter who will constantly be telling us we need a bigger tent so we can bring in all the abortionists and the stem cell researchers and give the finger to the people who just elected George Bush. Great plan.
Karl Rove wanted Arnie as governor over gray davis about as much as Ted Kennedy wanted Ronald Reagan for prez.
Part of Karl Rove's original strategy was to show the country what a mess california was with dems in control, and use that to punish kerry, it also wouldn't hurt Bush to benefit from angry voters in california who were furious with davis.
However, arnie winning there, ended that whole thing mighty fast.
"abortionists and the stem cell researchers"
...and plastinators..
He's firmly in the death camp.