President Bush was always considered the front runner. McCain was second. I agree that there were people who thought that President Bush could not win in the general election and that McCain could. But the numbers were always good for GW. McClintock does not have good numbers. McClintock is in the teens and Bustamante is in the high twenties or low thirties. The facts don't agree with your comparison.
McClintock cannot win. There was a chance that McCain could have won. He was getting large and enthusiastic crowds. That's not the case with McClintock. McCain was able to raise money. McClintock is not.
What I'm trying to understand is why and/or how people who say that Arnold is 100% responsible for the outcome of the this election have come to that conclusion. I can't follow the logic that tells me that conservatives believe in personal responsibility and yet somehow, magically, McClintock is not personally responsible for his impact. I just don't get it. Davis is having an "impact" on this race. Bustamante is having an "impact" on this race. Arianna is too, as is Arnold, as is the media, as is Clinton and all the dems who have come and campaigned for Davis. Everyone has an "impact" and is "responsible" for their choices and decisions and the consequences of those choices and decisions.
Why is McClintock the only person who is not responsible for his impact?