Here is audio of Maldonado’s position on the issue of Open Primaries... “good for Republicans” ... “Schwarzenegger knows that too” LOL!
(Click on the 2nd microphone icon in the text of the article)
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2009/02/16/what-maldo-wants/
Even if Maldonado caves, there is still the possibility that a proposition will be passed to overturn the new vehicle registration fees, and maybe other things will also be undone.