Mr. McClintock's problem is that the Terminator's political offensive has barely begun. The Schwarzenegger campaign plans to spend some $2 million every week on TV alone. That's more than Mr. McClintock himself may be able to spend during the entire seven week campaign. Also, yesterday Mr. Schwarzenegger began doing talk radio shows--starting with Roger Hedgecock in San Diego and the Los Angeles-based Hugh Hewitt--that until now Mr. McClintock had dominated. If Mr. Schwarzenegger continues this charm offensive and doesn't stumble in media interviews, it will be hard for Mr. McClintock to convince observers that he can catch the movie star turned politician.
Arnold's got the name and he's got the cash. McClintock's got jack for a campaign. Unless the casino tribes start kicking in.
I'd go further down the article for the key paragraph:
With absentee ballots starting to go out as early as Sept. 8, Mr. McClintock will soon have a tough choice to make: Continue to wait for Mr. Schwarzenegger's candidacy to implode and stay in the race or demand assurances from him that he will govern as a conservative. Mr. McClintock could then leave the race as a hero.
I believe McC should stay in the race another month and see what happens in the polls. This will force Arnold to stay at least a little conservative on some issues. I think republican voters will be ready to jump to the top guy from their party at the last minute, who could conceiveably be McClintock.