“An overwhelming majority of voters think this special election is unnecessary and an overwhelming number of voters say they will not vote for Schwarzenegger again. Let's face it, he's unpopular.”
“It's a way to keep taxes down and a way to make sure there won't be new taxes. If it passes, what it would really do is make the legislature second banana in the budget process.”
“Given that the governor has a very small base and that this base would be very offended by signing this legislation, he politically has no choice but to veto.”
“There's no doubt about it in my mind that the announcement was set for this particular time to generate both financial and political support for what are ... flagging campaigns, ... If there ever was a time to pull rabbits out of the hat for the governor, this is it.”
“For me, it was 90 minutes of wasted time. They got nowhere beyond their elevator statements. I'm not sure that's going to help people make sense of things, because these propositions are so complicated.”
“Arnold set the bar for very high expectations, coupled with strong demands. But the expectations weren't met, the demands weren't honored, and that has voters very skittish. Most voters are showing malaise, even downright disgust.”
“It resurrects his relationship with his base - that's the first critical step toward rehabilitation, ... It puts him in a good position. ... And it advances us to the midterm elections.”
