Here is my take as a lifetime California resident & Republican...I would rather have Davis/Busta as Governor over a "Republican" with the positions of Arnold. Budget cuts are the only way out of this, and Arnold has said
nothing to reassure that he won't just be another "compassionate conservative" and raise taxes "for the children".
The closest he got so far is this: "
http://www.joinarnold.com/en/agenda/arnoldsviews.php#B1". And unlike Davis/Busta the small number of Repubs. in the legislature will vote with him, and bust the one thing we have left,
the 2/3rds majority to raise taxes. I would much rather have the state go down totally with a Dem. at the helm, then to have Arnold nickel & dime us to death over a longer period. Either get a true fiscal conservative
with California experience in there (ie. McClintok/Euberroth) or let the state go bankrupt, and start over from scratch
with a conservative Gov. and legislature. If Bustamante is ahead of Arnold in the polls on October 6th, I may be forced to vote no on the recall question and keep Davis!! This is all probably gonna be put off anyway, I think there
is a 50/50 chance that the 9th circuit court of appeals will void the Oct. 7th date anyway, and move the election to March.