I know he was a businessman, and i also know he was married to a member of the Kennedy family and it seems those family ties were a lot stronger than his so-called Republicanism... did you know he had such a strong environmental leaning before he was elected? I didn’t... I do know this is something he and Whitman share and one thing I don’t like about her.
I don’t recall his environmentalism per se but I knew that he was a liberal Republican before he was elected governor. The group that was backing him intended to displace conservatives who dominated the CA GOP. This New Majority crowd were conservative only with regard to finances and had no use for other issues important to grassroots conservatives, such as illegal immigration. I had no illusions about Arnold and didn’t support him. Whitman is more of the same. If all you want is someone who will balance the books of the welfare state then she’s who you want. Don’t expect anything if you care about social conservatism, and don’t believe her BS about doing something about illegals because she won’t.