You are smoking crack. McClintock never polled over 40%, much less in the last Gallup poll before the Recall.You simply have no idea of what you are spouting.
Reagan Man is correct. The Gallup Poll did indeed show McClintock winning if Arnold were not in the race. It was also posted at FR.
McClintock Beats Bustamante in CA Recall!Either McClintock or Schwarzenegger Likely Winner in California if Other Dropped Out
With Arnold Schwarzenegger the Republican front-runner in the California gubernatorial contest, many GOP officials have pressured California State Sen. Tom McClintock to drop out of the race, fearing he will divide the Republican vote and allow Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to win. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted over the past weekend, shows that McClintock does indeed draw support away from Schwarzenegger, though not enough to deprive the actor of the lead among probable voters. But the poll also shows that if Schwarzenegger were not in the race, McClintock would likely be in first place by a substantial margin, rather than behind Bustamante.
And don't forget... if McClintock weren't in the race, the Recall Vote itself may very well have failed. It only passed by 54-46%. Had one-third of the McClintock voters not gone to the polls... or voted "No Recall", Gray Davis would be Governor.
Where's that poll that somehow shows McClintock with 54%?