He dug himself into a hole with the special election. He's out of the hole now. He's not back on top of the mountain, but he's out of the hole.

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He's going to have to placate those guys or otherwise nothing gets done.

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I feel sorry for the organizers. How do you decide to commemorate a human tragedy that could repeat itself any time?

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It's important to remember there were many factors contributing to the budget and energy problems over which he had no control.

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The special election may be an albatross today, but it won't necessarily be one in 2006. If even one of his initiatives passes in November, the governor could declare victory.

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Schwarzenegger, like Brown and Wilson, could certainly make a comeback and be re-elected.

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It's part of the mythology, which is: The place didn't exist before I got here. Back home, you were Norma Jean. In California, it's Marilyn Monroe.

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It said to a lot of people that as an institution, the Legislature is weak, and as a political force, groups like the CTA are strong.

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If none passes, he could do a public mea culpa and promise a new approach as Bill Clinton did in Arkansas when he won back the governor's office after being defeated for re-election.

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