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Dowd, who was chief strategist of Bush's reelection campaign, said he expects voters to decide the November election on what they see as "gut values" of the candidates. Schwarzenegger, he said, will frame the election as a choice between a "bold leader with big ideas" and a challenger who would "take us backward."

Here we go again. The special election was framed around a vote of confidence for Arnold and now they're going to try it again? When will they learn that that "gut values" are more than action hero special effects. Mr. Dowd's democrat background is already shining through. The "big idea" that got him elected in the recall was Recover, Reform, Rebuild. He's largely abandoned the first two, now reducing the "big ideas" to a platform of big spending.

"It's a highly liberal, left-wing administration," said John Herrington, one of the ex-chairmen. "They put a label of Republican on it, but it's not. You're getting Democrat economic policies. You're getting Democrat judges."

Talk about moving backwards. We didn't oust Gray Davis to get this. If he makes some bold changes in this arena and he may be able to get some more support. Most of the damage however can not be undone.