Had he been able to portray the Democrats as a party that's preventing him from solving the problems of California, I think we could have painted ourselves into a very dangerous corner.
It doesn't mean that Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career is over. But he had a mandate to reform state government, and he no longer has that mandate. It's tragic.
If a county touches the coast, it's going to be very different politically, and the differences are becoming more dramatic. Voters there have a very different attitude about a lot of things.
To the extent that she attempted to keep the Democrat flame burning in the Schwarzenegger administration he snuffed out that flame.
It reaffirms that he's not a moderate. When push comes to shove, he's another conservative Republican.
They're clearly linked, the bonds and his re-election prospects. The unknown is whether people who were uncomfortable with him last year but who were comfortable with him before will decide for a second time if they trust him and want him to lead.
He has done all the things that he needs to do if he wants to turn things around. He had to dramatically alter course. I think he's done that.
Someone living in Fresno has very different concerns from a voter in Eureka or Santa Barbara. When you're running a statewide campaign, everything has to be nuanced and addressed to a region's specific concerns.
It's a tragic waste of resources because we could probably be feeding a small country with all this money.
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