Now That Time Has Passed, Grade Arnold's Governorship

[Storr]

C for Average. Though I could give a D for the budget crisis, which he did not handle well, the overall economy which led to the decrease in taxes coming in for the budget because of the recession, isn't in the Governor's control. I'd likely give a B if the budget crisis and subsequent fallout, which was made worse by his obvious disinterest in the job towards the end, did not occur. Overall he did pretty well, pre-recession anyway, for a Republican in a blue state with a Democratic dominated legislature.