Yeah, I screwed up royally! I was one of the "scared of Bustamente" voters. I would love to have my vote back (plus I feel tricked by Ahnold. I really thought he held some conservative ideals *sigh*)
Nah, you didn’t screw up; to me, there were really two criteria in that recall — get rid of Davis and keep Bustamente out of the State House. Dems were incredibly angry at “Busta” for running - especially since he was Lt. Governor at the time - many voted for Ah-nold for that reason.
Of course, getting Tom would have been ideal. But more than anything, it was to keep Busta out of the governorship - he was (and is) ready to completely turn this state over to the illegals.
So you actually wish that Bustamante had been elected? He may run again, perhaps you'll get your chance.