I guess I have become overly sensitive to volume and the nature of the dialog from the out-of-staters. When I see things like "liberal Pubbie administration," I don't feel someone is trying to engage in a serious debate. The use of pejoratives such as "Pubbie" to describe the person I am voting for feels like a pot shot. However, since you have explicitly said that you are not taking pot shots, I will take a second look at your question.
If you don't mind, I will rephrase your question
What is the difference between a Cruz and Arnold administration?
Cruz is an ultra-liberal. He is even more deeply entrenched in the socialist ideology than Davis is. Going from Davis to Cruz will only make things much worse for us here in California and for you in Florida.
I prefer my ideologues to be on the conservative side of the fence. Tom is a fine conservative ideologue. He would make a good governor but he really does not stand a chance of winning.
Arnold is not as much of a conservative ideologue as Tom is, but Arnold is on the right side of the fence. He does hold many, but not all, of the conservative values I hold.
The bottom line is that I don't want to see Cruz win. No way. If Arnold is the alternative, then so be it.
As I stated in the post you originally responded to, either Arnold or Tom needs to drop out. One of them needs to drop out to shot down that Cruz missile that is heading for Sacramento. The only question is, "which one should drop out?" I think the one that is polling the worse should be the one.
If polls for Arnold and Tim where switched, I truely believe that Arnold would act like the man of character that he is and drop out.
CA NexGen BIGpoll: Davis-Out; Arnold-In
Tuesday September 30, 3:40 pm ET- Over 7000 Speak Out in CA's Largest Scientific Poll -
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- With one week until election day in America's largest state, the California NexGen BIGpoll of 7,097 registered Golden State voters finds that just over 61% will vote to remove Governor Gray Davis from office in the Recall Election scheduled for October 7, 2003. And according to results, Arnold Schwarzenegger will top the field by almost a sizable double-digit margin over his nearest rival, Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante in the Replacement Election to fill the office of Governor.Paul F. Welday, President of Renaissance Strategies, a leading business and political communications firm, said, "Not only is Arnold Schwarzenegger bringing home the Republican vote, but he has made a sizable dent in Cruz Bustamante's support among Democrats. And only 4.8% separates Arnold from Bustamante among Hispanic voters with 32% going Schwarzenegger's way. Only one in five Republicans now support Tom McClintock and it looks like his campaign is over."
The poll was conducted by BIGresearch for Renaissance Strategies between September 23-27 sampled 7,097 registered voters from throughout California via e-mail using sampling techniques pioneered for business and industry. The poll's margin of error is +1%/-1%.
In the election as to whether to recall Governor Gray Davis, California voters are clearly looking for change with 61.4% saying he should be recalled. 38.6% of California voters believe he should stay in office. Recall fever is particularly high in Southern California with 70.5% of San Diego area voters and 69.2% of Los Angeles voters intending to vote Governor Davis out of office. And younger voters between the ages of 18-34 want Davis out by 68.2% to 31.8% margin.
In the Replacement Election to succeed Davis, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has pulled ahead to a dramatic lead over the large field of candidates with 39.7% of voters indicating support for his candidacy. Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante follows with 23.6%, State Senator Tom McClintock has 12.6%, Green Party candidate Peter Camejo pulls 3.6%, Independent Arianna Huffington has 2.8% and all other candidates record 4.2%. 13.4% of California voters remain undecided with less than one week to go.