Right on. This tactic could be known as the "Seven Vails Hail Mary". In case of the Boxer v. Hersheson US Senate race, it worked.
Look at how the Dems work - they bring out this story to send any Arnold-Tom fence sitters scurrying back to Tom.
Note also the verbiage coming from Huffington and Clark about the impending "right Wing takeover" in California. THAT language is strictly for the apathetic voters on the left.