[TonyInOhio]

Your "always" premise is faulty. Ronald Reagan and George Deukmejian were strong conservatives, who won statewide against liberal opponents

That's a good point. I had forgotten about Deukmejian.

I guess this is my question - if Arnold stays in the race, does McClintock have a chance of winning? If McClintock stays in the race, does Arnold have a chance of winning?

I don't have a dog in this fight, but since Davis has led California's economy into the toilet, thereby depressing the national economy, I'd like someone other than Davis-Lite to win. :-)

[ambrose]

I guess this is my question - if Arnold stays in the race, does McClintock have a chance of winning? If McClintock stays in the race, does Arnold have a chance of winning?

Anything is possible in a 3-way race.... BustyMan is showing signs of a 4th quarter collapse... Likely? No... Possible? Yes. Look at Minnesota 1998...