[aristeides]

1. They will argue his pending criminal case disqualifies him.

What pending criminal case? If you're talking about the L.A. Times accusations, prosecution is barred because every charge is either (1) barred by the statute of limitations or (2) so flimsily sourced that no prosecutor or grand jury could find probable cause.

[longtermmemmory]

You are 100% correct. Thus the democrat will demand Arnold waive the statute of limitations (never mind the fact he can't) and there is some ambitious liberal prosecutor somewhere.