So the NY Times ran this story that Arnold may be open to a Democratic successor.
On the one hand, you could say that it is good politics for any politician to state that they would open a successor from the opposite party, should that eventuality happen. After all, you do not want to look as if you do not respect the will of the electorate if they decide to go in that way.
However, Arnold takes it a step further when asked if he would endorse a Democrat during the race. Arnold's response: "It could happen, yes.”
This comment represents the futility of the California GOP in a nutshell. Since Arnold's election to his second term, he and the party have been at odds quite a bit. His words and actions have often left GOP leaders, and the base in particular, frustrated.
Yet the party has not shown an understanding of the pure power politics involved. They have rarely helped Arnold in the past three years (in fact, they have been pretty disdainful), yet they have also been unable to punish him.
If you can't find a way to reward, and you don't have the power to punish, aren't you irrelevant from a pure power perspective?
My party. ** sigh**
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