Frankly, I think the benefit is more due to how miserable a candidate Mr. Angelides has been. I'm doubt you'd be saying that if Westley had been the nomineed.
Yes, that's another way to put it. Perhaps I should have said that the governor's RACE has long coattails. Arnold is leading by large numbers, because Angelides is such a jerk, and if people pull the lever at the top for Arnold some of them may not bother to split their tickets.
I still don't LIKE Arnold, but he's proven himself an expert at promising everyone a chicken in every pot and free beer on Saturdays, plus higher wages for everyone and no global warming within the California state lines.
Expensive, but many voters like it--until the state goes bankrupt.