[jmc813]

Let me be the first to say it "If only Arnold would drop out, then Tom could maybe get a few more votes".

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor. Please see my tagline.

[org.whodat]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor. Please see my tagline

And what are you drinking?

[Recourse]

Well, if only Clinton hadn't run, then GHWB would have gotten more votes.

[InterceptPoint]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor

Don't be silly. If Arnold had not entered the race Simon would still be in it and probably several others. We are lucky to have a guy who can actually win.

I for one am tired of losing in California and being screwed by the Democrats.

[CheneyChick]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor.

Oh really? If Arnold hadn't entered the race, then chances are, Issa or Simon would still be in the race and ahead of McClintock. Many Californians had never heard of McC.

[CFC__VRWC]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor. Please see my tagline.

Sorry, but that won't fly. The dynamics of the entire recall election would have been radically changed if Arnold had not entered the race. For one thing I doubt there would have bene quite as much interest as there is (don't get me wrong, there still would have been LOTS of it) - the celebrity factor, like it or not, carries lots of weight. It's impossible to predict how the race would have turned out - it would be like trying to predict what the culture and climate of the state of California would have been like if it wasn't sitting next to the Pacific Ocean.

[Nonstatist]

With Arnold out, Davis would not be recalled. Thats the problem.

[george wythe]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor.

Besides the CNN/Gallup poll released last Sunday, which other polls do you have in mind?

Or did you mean to say "A poll indicate. . ."?

[Central Scrutiniser]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor

Baloney, had Arnold not entered, McClintock would be behind Issa, Riordan and Simon. But keep dreaming....

[RGSpincich]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor. Please see my tagline.

Not a chance. Davis and Bustamante would have exploited your boys' ties to Christian Reonstructionism and the Christian far right and scared off every moderate voter. Only the staunchest of right wingers would have voted with McClintock. McClintock and Stoos have floated in under the radar thus far

[Hugin]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor.

No, the polls only show that Tom would get more votes than Cruz, neither with a majority. The fact is that the pro-recall figures only went sky high when Arnold's numbers did. That suggests that most people in the middle wouldn't vote for the recall if the only choices were Cruz and Tom. They were just holding back from deciding until they saw if Arnold looked up for the job. After the debate they decided he was. If not, they would just vote no on part one, and Davis would remain Governor.

[birbear]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor.

Polls also indicate that had Eve NOT eaten from the forbiden fruit man kind would not have suffered from the original sin.

[pollywog]

Love your tag line and agree COMPLETELY with your post.!! ARnold in fact has been the spoiler for what could have been the BEST. TOM could win over CRUZ any day. Now we will be faced with abortions, gay marriages, funding lunches for illegal kids, and a strong supporter against Prop54!!! WOW what " Conservative" Republican agenda!!!!

[CurlyDave]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor.

This is simply not true. Polls indicate that if Arnold were to drop out sometime last week, Tom would beat Busty, but by a much lower margin than Arnold.

Arnold being in the recall has gotten press and raised awareness of the issues well beyond what a recall would have been like if only "professional politicians" had been running. Plus, in the debate, Arnold beat up Busty on the Indian gaming donations, an action Tom could not have taken, since his own hands are dirty on that one.

[kingu]

Polls indicate that had Arnold not entered, McClintock would have handily won over Cruz and California would have ended up with a conservative governor. Please see my tagline.

I must have missed the poll you're talking about. Could you let me know the link? It would have been nice to see what Darrel, Bill, Tom and Peter would have been like head to head.

[Roarkdude]

If Arnold were out of this race you would have a constant smear campaign against Tom. The usual ultrarightwingconservativeantichoicehomophobestoneageracist stuff. Tom's support would drop and fast and we'd have Gov. Cruz.

The only reason Tom has been spared the attack is that Gray/Cruz hopes to split the vote. Don't play into Gray/Cruz's plan: Vote Arnold. He's not the perfect R, but he's not a D.