Anthony "Tony" Quinnis a retired English footballer who played as a forward for Wigan Athletic, Witton Albion, Southport and Mossley... (wikipedia)
People vote by party, not by wealth. Other than the fact they can spend their own money, wealth isn't an advantage. People vote on party and ideology.
His problem right now is people think he is full of hot air.
He was larger than life, not a Gray Davis or Pete Wilson, who were technicians. He said, 'I am Arnold. I can move mountains.' But then he didn't deliver?. He delivered midgets when he promised giants.
He can wrap himself in the rule of law and say, 'The people have spoken, ... This is probably one issue in which Schwarzenegger is probably a winner at a time when he has very few issues going his way.
Maria has emerged as the new center of power because of the perception that Arnold moved way to the right and failed and that she is helping him lurch back to the middle.
This was about a bunch of garbage that nobody cared about. His problem was that he put all his prestige on the line for these measures that were arcane and in many cases poorly drafted.
And you can understand they're likely to say, 'Well, Governor, we're not going to go way out on a limb for you in this special election without some guarantee that you're going to be around for the next four years,'
This is a real sign of how terribly weak the governor is.
This is not the typical California district. This is clearly a district with strong Republican bias . . . but it's not overwhelming.
This keeps the process going. The worst thing that could happen was they get into a stalemate then they get into the political season and nothing happens at all.
Switching from one statewide (office) to another is definitely something new.