McClintock would have lost in a landslide.
Schwarzenegger was by far the more popular candidate. He pulled Democrats like McClintock couldnt, and Democrats were necessary to win any statewide office in CA.
That the Dems got Schwarzenegger in the end is mostly just a consequence of having a Dem majority. Blame the people, they deserve it.
I call BS. McClintock could have won if conservatives had voted for him rather than Arnold. What a disaster Arnold was and is. You blame the people for Arnold; I’ll blame the Republicans for Trump, including many here, if Trump gets in.