Schwarzenegger did not offer a single proposition in the November elections. He abandon all of his proposition after their fatal shortcomings were exposed by his opponents. Schwarzenegger was forced to fish for replacements sponsored in the Assembly by Republicans and then support them, good and bad.
Prop 74 was a mistake and it faired poorly. Prop 75 was good law and almost won despite Schwarzenegger's attempt to sink it. Prop 76 was bad legislation and failed miserably across the political spectrum. Prop 77 was wobbly legislation guided by a good principal. It failed because of it was associated with Schwarzenegger, not on its merits.
If three of those four had passed, had the Republican base bothered to vote, you'd have a Governor able to kick butt instead of now having to get along.
Republicans in this state are their own worst enemy, mostly in their leadership.