I know three things, beyond any shadow of any doubt, concerning this entire situation...
1) Arnold was the only "Republican" who could have beaten Bustamove. (He would have been worse than Arnold).
2) McClintock COULD NOT have won. Regardless of the circumstances. Not in Red-California.
3) Arnold helped re-elect Dubya due to his win in California.
And I knew all three of those things BEFORE Arnold won the recall election. McClintock trying to derail all that made me VERY bitter. And again...I'm just sticking to my word. He's going to get his (From me, anyway).
Re #1 and 2, the Polls directly refuted your contention.
Re #3... Ummm... forgive me, I'm still ROFL!
Whatcha smokin', guy? ROFL.
Oh, really? Tell me, how many of California's electoral votes went to GWB?