[Hildy]

I think this is going to backfire.

[cmsgop]

Yeah, I really don't think any of this (Mud Slinging) is going to hurt Arnold at all. It's a Teflon thing.

[oceanview]

it will backfire only for one reason: they are trying to do this to a celebrity, and Americans have always been non-judgemental about the conduct of their celebrities. This is why the Clintons seek celebrity status above all else, they know it insulates them (in their case, from criminal acts as well as moral ones).

Let's face it, the DUI allegation hurt Bush before the 2000 election, let's not discount that. But against a celebrity, things like that mean nothing.