No. Schwarzenegger really was better than Bustamante.
If Arnold really was/is better than Bustamante (which I am not convinced) then one has to ask: how can it possibly be worse??
That state is going down the tubes with the GOP at the helm. Big mistake.
I was sucked in by Arnold’s celebrity in 2003. I now regret it (in fact long ago). The man has been an epic failure and been so since at least his failed 2005 special election.