"The GOP better run someone against him in the primaries."
They effectively did. Named Tom McClintock. Lost.
He has governed more conservatively than expected by his critics on the right.
He has attempted getting fiscal affairs straightened out, making some progress.
OTOH the California Republican party has made zero headway getting candidates elected, or anything in recent memory.
So I ask in return: What has the California GOP accomplished?
(In the special election for the Propositions, it is generally conceded the democrats did a BETTER job on voter turnout, than the California GOP. Was this intentional, to undermine Arnold, as an "outsider" who challenged their cozy little minority?).