I don’t know if Schwarzenegger can win — certainly goofier things have happened in California politics — but the analogy to a dog who finally catches a car is a good one. With a Democratic state legislature and largely Democractic state government, what the heck is a Republican governor — particularly after such an already-partisan battle — going to be able to do?
I’ve little doubt that many, if not most, Californians will be glad to see the end of Gray Davis, but I’m not sure the Politics of Gridlock and Finger-Pointing replacing him, either.