Field poll: Schwarzenegger leads Angelides 49-33

[The Duke]

I just thought I'd dig up some quotes from our past:

A new poll has 40% approve, 50% disapprove. Even Bush never had numbers that bad.

Where are all of the people who were telling us that Arnold is invincible?

My three word analysis: Arnold is toast.

I hope Terminator 4 is good.

Feeling good guys?

Don't think he's invincible?  Think again.

By the time 2006 rolls around, he won't have a 40-50 approve-disapprove rating, and its stupid to pretend he will.

By the time 2006 rolls around, he'll have more money in the bank than any gubernotorial candidate in history.  The Democrats will have a primary, I guess between Westly and Angelides that will consume a lot of their money.

To paraphrase Jim Fassel:

Anyone who wants in get in, anyone who wants out get out.  Arnold Schwarzenegger will be re-elected.

Its typical for Governors here to have low ratings a year out from re-election.

In 1994, everybody though Pete Wilson was done, that Kathleen Brown was a shoo-in for Governor.  Didn't turn out that way.  Pete latched onto immigration reform and won re-election.

In 2002, everybody though Davis was done.  Then he sabotaged Riordan's campaign and beat Bill Simon.  Pat Brown in 1962 had low ratings, that's why Nixon thought it was a good idea to run for Governor.

I own this state.

[The Duke]

You were totally right John...even about the not having 50-40 disapproval (although I doubt you meant it this way )

I was absolutley right.  Read it again.  I said he would not have a 40-50 approve-disapprove rating (Which is about what he had a year ago).  He would not have a 40% approve 50% disapprove rating.  And he does not.