Arnolds a bright guy so I hope he's smart enough to figure out the people crusading for Tookie would never vote for him regardless of whether he grants clemency. So please don't think granting clemency will provide any politial bonus. It would only alienate the people who fought hardest for him in the last election.
Some say that Arnie's base didn't turn out for him on the initiatives, so he iss saying de hell wit zah baze.