[Scott from the Left Coast]

Again, I agree with you tonight on your view of the proper tactics (that's twice!).

But I didn't quite pick up the take of Arnold "going after" Huffington so much as playing off her. Perhaps that will shake out in the wash, and maybe it hit one of my own particular blind-spots (we've all got them)...but I thought Arnold took her on as little as it was possible for him to do.

[jraven]

Tom was very boring, very competent, very and refereshingly firm on his principles. He will never get beyond his core vote and attract enough to win. All he will do is elect Bustamante. I continue to be truly amazed at conservatives who would rather turn over the state to someone far to the left of Davis. In the end, McClintock -- who you will find in non-website polls did NOT win the debate -- will be the Ross Perot candidate who elected Bustamante...and propelled him to a larger role within the Democratic party. And GWB will not have the slightest chance or hope in CA in 2004 (which looks already bad for him). But many in my state GOP insist this is the way it must be, which is why they elected Davis in the last election, putting up Simon, the most incompetent party candidate since the unlamented Mike Dukakis (whose wife was Kitty Litter Dukakis).
Watch the polls and analysis apart from conservative websites and programs. I suspect you will not find many saying McClintock won or dominated the debate. But he may have done well enough for HIS supporters not to abandon him, and elect Bustamante.

[i get it]

I had to come out of lurkdom to completely agree with you.
Tax Boostamonte managed to avoid displaying his fascist-racist underbelly, good for him. I will vote for Arianna when she runs for PTA prez.