[UCAL]

I think that this poll shows very little growth potential for Bustamante and lots of opportunity for the Republican front-runner as the election nears. With several weeks left to go, most voters are sticking with their candidate of choice with the hope that Arnold's campaign will suffer a meltdown due to gaffes or other missteps.

If you remember the 2000 election, Ralph Nader's support dropped precipitously on election day as his supporters decided not to "waste" their votes and pulled the lever for Gore.

If the polls remain frozen at around this level as Election Day nears, look for Arnold to move up rapidly. Yes, there will be a certain percentage of Simon, McClintock and Ueberroth supporters who will stick with their initial preference but significant numbers will swing behind whomever they think will win.

[RonDog]

I think that this poll shows very little growth potential for Bustamante...

I wish that you were correct.

Unfortunately, it is much MORE likely that as the election approaches, the RAT-enablers will begin to rally round this bum in DROVES - to protect their meal ticket.

We need Arnold's media expertise and "left-wing" appearance to pull together enough "mainstream" Californians to counter the combined power of the lifetime government bureaucrats, the union thugs, and the trail lawyers, etc. - who have helped to elect RATs to virtually every OTHER position in this state.