What makes them think that they can kick Arnold in the teeth and have him then trust them when they tell him they want to work with him? Delusion? Arrogance?
Flip side, California style...
It amazes me how some conservatives Republican party leaders seem to think they can say all sorts of things about someone running for political office their conservative constituents, and then they get all upset when they realize their attacks on him those Republican voters make him those Republican voters unwilling to give them Republican party leaders' handpicked candidates the time of day.
What makes them Republican party leaders think that they can kick Arnold their conservative Republican constituents in the teeth and have him those voters then trust them those very Republican party leaders when they those leaders tell him the voters they take for granted they want to work with him their conservative constituents, for howm they show no respect? Delusion? Arrogance?
Loyalty is a two way street, and is not cultivated much by the "shut up and vote attitude" of our Republican leaders. This power struggle has been going on for a long time in California, and this recall election is all just the latest manifiestation.
Schwarzenegger ran to the center-Left before shoring up his base on the right.
That kick in our teeth was a mistake that Arnold's Rove-approved team should have advised him to avoid.
In a recall and replacement election, where there is no primary and no party nominee, Schwarzenegger should have taken a more conciliatory and unifying approach than cutting Leftward, waving polls, ducking debates, and expecting the rank and file all to quietly follow.
Now some are miffed that their bad strategy has encountered the foreseeable consequences.
If Schwarzenegger wants to be party leader in this state, and if he wants unity in the Republican party, then he needs to show some leadership and start unifying.
McClintock's solid 15% to 18% are evidence that Arnold isn't getting that part of the job done.
