I am afraid after Mr.Arnold Shriver, it will be years before the republicans can have the governorship..no matter who runs..
It's already been 10 years, since our current governor is not genuinely a Republican. I absolutely hate the extremely over-used acronym RINO. With so-called real conservatives constantly searching the political beach for a "RINO" under every grain of sand, it's lost all practical, useful meaning. Yet the term was coined precisely to describe people like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is a Republican only in the sense that, for some unfathomable reason, he registered to vote as one.
In any case, your point is well taken.