[sd-joe]

>> "He gets a majority without Arnold in the race. That will do it." <<

That ignores reality.

1) Arnold IS in the race, and all the wishing in the world doesn't change that.

2) If Arnold WASN'T in the race, Davis and his evil minions would be attacking McC instead of Arnold, just like he wiped out Simon. All the millions of Indian Casino money that went to McC and helped prop up his poll numbers would be used AGAINST him instead.

McC has benefited from a tremendous amount of support from the Demonrat allies.

[outlawcam]

Arnold IS in the race, and all the wishing in the world doesn't change that.

The most egregious culprits in this case, the California Republican Party, could have very easily invited him to leave. Davis would attack McC like he did Simon, but Simon lost precisely because he didn't stick to what he claimed were his principles when the pressure mounted (hence his endorsement of Arnold).

Additionally, McC probably wouldn't have a chance had Arnold attended that debate, and provided the publicity for McClintock's competence. Arnold did, so McC does. If Arnold dropped out, McClintock would win. California, as liberal as it supposedly is, would elect a conservative. It is possible. The reality of it is clear.