California's new governor is a political force to be reckoned with. If he continues to succeed like he has so far, the "Recall Resentment" of the Democratic Party - seen most prominently in their rhetoric about "undoing" elections - will not be an asset for them in the fall, and might even turn around to hurt them.
Just how impressive has Arnold's performance been so far? If only our president was so effective:
The comparisons to the former president and California governor are now no longer the stuff of actor-turned-politician trivia. They are a statement of the new governor's considerable clout.
"He is the most effective salesperson for ideas since Ronald Reagan," says Bruce Cain, a political scientist at the University of California at Berkeley. Those who have worked with both, "say he's even better."
Maybe there will be significant support for a different constitutional amendment sparked by California politics.
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