Hope it isn't a lonely landslide. We need some other office holders, or it will be more of the same.
Unlike some here, I think Arnold is truly conservative at heart, but whenever he has tried to govern that way, he has really gotten burned, because the "true" conservatives still won't support anything he does, while the Dems and media become even more nasty. His only choice is to govern as a centrist - unless we pick up some seats in the legislature!
At best he's a "compassionate libertarian". The new majority kingmakers who promoted him are social liberals and economic conservatives. They have publicly said their goal was to diminish the role of conservatives in the CA GOP.
1) The Austrian is a conservative ... at heart.
2) But when he tries to govern as a conservative he gets burned.
3) Conservative Republicans and Republican legislators won't support him.
4) When he acts like a conservative liberals get rough
5) Therefor, he must govern from the left until a Republican majority is elected to both houses of the legislature.
An interesting theory. Seems complicated.
Woudln't it be simpler to govern as a conservative and have the Republican minority in the legislture help?
With the help Republicans in the legislature, only legislation approved by Republicans could become law. No double digit budget increases. No doubling of debt. No exotic green legislation. No new taxes.
"Hope it isn't a lonely landslide. We need some other office holders, or it will be more of the same."
Indeed, he needs to use a GOTV operation to help Tom McClintock, Chuck Poochigan, Claude Parrish, and Steve Poizner (all but Poizner conservatives) past the finish line.
This is why the lower offices, like Lt. Guv, with Tom Mc, Poochigan for Att. Gen, and others is important in this landslide by Arnold. He should be encouraged by mail, to campaign as a team with these people. It would bring in GOP office holders where none were thought to have had a chance just 9 months ago. Someone has to put Arnold's email up for Freepers and then he should be flooded with congrats , support and demands he campaign for these other Ca. Gopers. Poor Dick Mountjoy is a fine person and DiFi will beat him by a million votes.