Frankly Whitman just (might) surprize a lot of people.
Remember how many had high hopes for Arnold. Back in the day. Standing up to the dems, calling them “girly men”. Funniest thing in politics recently, but then he rolled over and went home, or something. Like he had a brain transplant.
Most likely, he never was conservative. I mean, how can one possibly work full time in Hollywood, surrounded by the kinds of people there, as an actual conservative? It’s a challenging environment, for anyone who’s not a flaming tu-tu.
As a lone, tough willed Republican standing in front of the leftist hoards in the Assembly, he (apparently) represented a symbol of conservative principles. So he seemed. Even though he never was any such thing. Arnold is, was and always has been a actor.
That’s what is now clear, in retrospect. He could care less about governing. He’s already back in his acting hat.
Not a (former) actor, thinking with admiration of another CA governor.
Arnold is an actor. He wants to be an actor. Now and in the future.
Actors work in Hollwood. One of the most entrenched, far-left marxist type places in America. PC is enforced there, by leftist political operatives posing as a business - and Arnold knows that. So pretty much the whole time he’s been “governor”, in fact he’s been on a liberal Hollywood leash.
He’s already gone back to Hollywood, except for the bothersome fact his term isn’t over yet.
Whitman’s not an actress. For whatever else she may be, she’s a brilliant, strong willed business executive.
She ran a fabulous campaign, and has made almost zero mistakes. In a word, she is competent.
It’s just possible, she’s a lot more substantial than a lot of FReepers are prepared to consider.
I beg to differ with your assessment, and your conclusions. She was not a "brilliant business executive", just ask the ebayers or look at her record with Skype or her history at FTD, or a long list of other missteps. She ran an expensive campaign but has made many mistakes. Now they won't even let her out without adult supervision.
Put that together with her total lack of civic participation (not voting, no involvement in government, etc) and I'd say she's not competent to be dog catcher. And since she has the same puppet-master handlers and backers that gave us Arnold, I'm sure she will disappoint.
I doubt it. Arnold was never who he said he was. All you had to do is look who he was married to.