[NEBUCHADNEZZAR1961]

Congratulations RHINOS and Arnold Supporters! We, the McClintock supporters warned you guys of this phoney!!!

WE F'IN TOLD YOU SO.

[NormsRevenge]

"The unions had outflanked him," said Hoffenblum. "While he was still in the planning and fund-raising stage, they were out in full campaign mode, actively out trying to persuade public opinion." ..... non-stop here in the Bay Area media market for 2 months or so..

Schwarzenegger made a "rookie" mistake by not distinguishing between the unions and the workers they represent, Hoffenblum said. "You need to be careful to aim at the union itself and not the professions that make up the union."

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But..

There's a silver lining .. in another politicos opinion, at least..

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Another Republican strategist, Dan Schnur, said by jettisoning the pension plan, Schwarzenegger has actually strengthened his hand for a special election. That's because the pension measure was the most unpopular and most able to unify Democratic groups against him.

"By clearing it out of the way, the chances of passage of all of the rest greatly improve," Schnur said.

[Moonmad27]

This Arnold voter who also likes McClintock knows that Arnold has gotten farther with other things than Tom ever could. This was a tough issue and the lies in the union ads playing in heavy rotation on the radio were completely outrageous and difficult to combat. The union is going to be a tough nut to crack, but I have faith that Arnold (NOT "Rnold") can do it.