You know, Arnold Shwarzenagger was really a gift. He's way better than Gray Davis. Good job, California Republicans!
Actually it was really the Independents and some Democrats that gave him the win. Remember Tom McClintock ran as well and he was the conservatives favorite (not to say some conservatives didn't vote for Arnold of course but your true hard core conservatives went with Tom). And California tilts heavily Democratic/Independent so those remaining Republicans could only do so much on their own to help Arnold win.