[Reagan Man]

I'm not a Californian, but I am an American and I have a political opinion.

I know exactly whats going on in the Golden State. People are falling all over themselves to get on the Arnold bandwagon. People have become infatuated with Arnold and his megastar personna and public hijinks. It would appear that substantial policy agenda and detailed/specific plans aren't important to many of the Golden States residents. So be it.

McClintock is down in the polls from where he should be and the only people to blame for that, are the Californian Republicans. Of which many are conservative.

I with you, summer. "I am not at all convinced the best is Arnold", either.

[summer]

McClintock is down in the polls from where he should be and the only people to blame for that, are the Californian Republicans. Of which many are conservative.

It's such a weird thing what's happening out there, but weird in a way not being discussed by anyone on tv.

I'm not in CA either, but my take on it is this:

(1) Davis is doing a super lousy job;
(2) Arnold may well be an even bigger disaster; and so:

(3) We see Dem Diane Feinstein, who knows the above, and wouldn't mind seeing Arnold win and do a worse job than Davis, so: she is telling people not to vote for anyone in part 2 of the ballot because then that helps Arnold win (and not Bustamante).

(4) And, whoever gets in and does a worse job than Davis will surely take down his political party with that failure. So, Diane Feinstein is hoping it's Arnold who wins; not Bustamante.

That's just my opinion. Meanwhile the candidate who has the best chances of actually helping CA is being ignored by many in his base. The base would be better off if Bustamente wins and blows it. Then, finally, CA voters may elect someone better. But this recall seems to be hijacked by a bunch of Hollywood hype, when in fact the issues at stake are quite serious.

[AgThorn]

I'm not a Californian, but I am an American and I have a political opinion.

I know exactly whats going on in the Golden State.

Beg to differ, but those two statements contradict each other ...

People are falling all over themselves to get on the Arnold bandwagon. People have become infatuated with Arnold and his megastar personna and public hijinks. It would appear that substantial policy agenda and detailed/specific plans aren't important to many of the Golden States residents. So be it.

You have an opinion based on the Media hype that you see. You have no experience in living here and knowing how desperate situations are with the economy, taxes, the deficit, jobs, business's leaving, etc.

Please don't arm chair quarterback and tell us that your "from afar media view" makes your political opinion of any regard for the real facts that are facing the voters here in this state. Come here and live a few years and tell me how effective any sort of "hold out for the very right" attitude would be.

McClintock has the right formula. The question is can he raise the right votes. The answer is most likely no, and having "Arnold" over "Bustamente" is a much better alternative than "3 more years." Regards