[SteveH]

Arnold has also appealed to mild democrats...alot of them. If you took the conservative vote away from Arnold, ...

I think the prevailing premise here is that Arnold needs to win the conservative vote, not that he automatically gets it by simply by being Arnold, or R, or whatever. Anyway McClintock had the conservatives' votes before Arnold even backed the recall or entered the race. Remember? Maybe some Arnold supporters are in need of a can of "Total-Recall" ;-)

[truthkeeper]

I think the prevailing premise here is that Arnold needs to win the conservative vote, not that he automatically gets it by simply by being Arnold, or R, or whatever.

Bears repeating.