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the Times contends they did not come from any political camp.

Yeah, sure. See my tagline.

[Dog Gone]

There shouldn't be very high expectations for Arnold as Gubernator. No governor can fix California's budget problems in the near future. Davis has wrecked them for the forseeable future.

[billhilly]

The same thing was said of Ronald Reagan when he ran for governor. He did a pretty good job. I remember saying when he ran for president that he may get the nomination, but he could not win a general election. Boy, am I glad I was wrong, and to have lived in the Nation's Capitol metro area for those eight glorious years.

[John Jorsett]

Here we go. I see the theme for the next 3 years get its first voicing right here: "Yeah, he won, but he's a lousy governor." The Chronically Wrongical has its lips surgically grafted to the posterior of the Left Wing Crazies®.

[FairOpinion]

"If Republicans fail to defeat Gov. Gray Davis, "They will be done in California for a decade," said former GOP national pollster Frank Luntz, cementing for Democrats the nation's biggest cache of electoral college votes for future presidential elections. "You would not just lose activists, you would lose donors, you would lose any interest in politics, if the recall fails," Luntz said.

But if Schwarzenegger wins, he said, "California is back in play for 2004."

Schwarzenegger's star power would be a huge asset for the GOP, party activists say, pointing to Rep. Sonny Bono, who when he was alive, proved one of the GOP's biggest fund-raisers, because people loved seeing a celebrity.

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There is a great deal at stake. That is why the Dems are fighting tooth and nails and the Republicans need to decide whether they want a Republican or Democrat to win, with all the implications. (Hint for the McClintock Republicans)

[jmaroneps37]

Arnold can't really fail. How can I say that? Success and failure will be subtle enough to be in the eyes of the beholders. The people will have elected Arnold. ANYTHING AT ALL THAT HE DOES WELL will be greatly cheered because people will be cheering themselves for electing him.
Any failures will be forgiven for longer than the rat media will like.

[Sabertooth]

A growing giddiness is enveloping Washington Republicans about the prospect that the mother lode of national politics may lie within their grasp, just in time for the 2004 presidential election.

Watch your back, they're about to bend us over.

[metalboy]

They say Arnie admires Hitler. Isn`t that better than thinking your Hitler like psycho Hitlery? And all these womens groups protesting him about women; wouldn`t holding up signs that say, "I am the definition of a hypocrite; I am Protesting Arnold even though I was completely silent about Bubba" be more honest? You know, honesty. Like Arnold admitting so far everything they are throwing against him instead of being the "Lying king" like the Arkansas rapist? On the other hand Bubba did say "I did not have sex with that woman." Maybe he was refferring to Juanita Brodderick. Rape isn`t called sex.

[Consort]

The "unintended" strategy might just work:

By staying in the race, McClintock balanced the opposition; two Republicans against two Democrats. In the battle between Liberals and Conservatives, Tom is the Conservative and Davis/Bustamente are the Liberals. This allowed Arnold to claim the vast middle ground where most of the votes are, IMO, and may have allowed a GOP win next Tuesday.