[DoughtyOne]

Cruz Bustamante cannot take his name off the ballot.  The no vote still hovers around 40%, and most of those votes will go to a replacement.  Cruz is that replacement.

The idea that Bustamante is withdrawing is nothing but a Bob Malholland smoke and mirrors routine.  It is being hawked as a green light to anyone who truly desires to vote for Tom, but don't believe Tom can be elected.  It's also being supported by people who desparately desire for Tom to pull this out.

Now we are told Bustamante can't get elected.  Bustamante can still get elected until the polls close on October 7th.  Only then will the race be determined.

McClintock and Schwarzenegger now poll around 55% combined.  Split that an you wind up with 27.5%.

With 40% still being the figure that the no vote comes in at, it's very doubtful that Cruz well receive as little as 27% of the vote.

The idea that Bustmante can't win is just a pipe dream.  He certainly could win if republicans were sucked into this Bustamante withdrawel sham.

[BigBobber]

Cruz Bustamante cannot take his name off the ballot. The no vote still hovers around 40%, and most of those votes will go to a replacement. Cruz is that replacement.

Thank you D-O! I've been saying all along Busta-mecha will get no less than 35% I don't think there is any place in the country that the leading Democrat will poll less than 35% - for any office. There are always that many party line union zombies to pull the "D" lever.

And we're talking about liberal California here. Anyone who thinks this election will be won with 25% to 30% of the vote is fantacizing.

[The Old Hoosier]

it's very doubtful that Cruz well receive as little as 27% of the vote.

Field poll has him at 26. As long as there isn't a 50-50 exact split, we're fine.