[Tempest]

"What's really amazing is that Arnold has gained so much without Tom losing much ground at all. You would have thought the one would come at the expense of the other, but it hasn't happened that way."

Well that's kind of a mixed blessing. If the conservatives sticking with McClintock stay on this path of destruction than Arnold may very well feel justified in ignoring them after election day. Or he may feel the need to work harder for their votes next time. It could go either way.

[The Old Hoosier]

He'll never be re-elected without that 15-18 percent of the vote, that's for sure. He needs to win over the Right unless he's planning to go back to make Terminator 4 in 2006.