They effectively did. Named Tom McClintock. Lost.
McClintock ran against Schwarzenegger in a primary? When was that? I must have missed it.
He has governed more conservatively than expected by his critics on the right.
Ummm.... no. He is turning out to be their worst nightmare.
He has attempted getting fiscal affairs straightened out, making some progress.
He has increased spending at a greater rate than his predecessor and funded this inflated budget by borrowing more than double what his predecessor was trying to borrow (who was stopped in court by Republicans, btw). The budget is still out of balance, a huge deficit remains, and the cost of servicing debt looms on the horizon for more than a decade. How exactly is this progress?
And you forgot... He's raised far more creepy contributions from unsavory "Special Interests" than Davis EVER did, which was one of the biggest reasons for the historic Davis Recall!!!
Give it up on trying so hard to justify this celebrity goofed up gubernatorial mistake, will ya???