[Maelstrom]

Well, if you *do* have a Republican Party win races...make sure it does it with a candidate who's views are those of a traditional Democrat.

I'm not sure how you can claim that as a Republican win.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Maybe you don't think there are any differences between Arnold's position and that of traditional Democrats-- but why don't stop talking to people who only think like you do and ask a Democrat if there are any differences (there are plenty around)?

And you'll get an earfull of differences: Starting with property taxes, car license taxes, environmental policy (no they aren't at all impressed with his statement about oil-drilling off California -- that doesn't go anywhere NEAR far enough for them), benefits for illegals, hell -- they don't even like his statements on gays and abortion -- because he doesn't go anywhere near FAR ENOUGH for them. Ask them, they'll tell you.

Arnold may be well left of you...but he's light-years to the right of Bustamante and Davis and their consticuencies. The problem with doctrinaire conservatism is that it thinks the political scale only goes off to the left about 5 inches from where they are. The Greens will certainly show you the error of your ways. And if your next Governor is not Arnold, it's going to be someone working day and night to make the Greens [not to mention the illegals] happy.