Sadly, sadly, sadly for Davis supporters, Gray does not have the freedom of movement to go negative on Arnie in this campaign - in fact, it seems, he does not even have the freedom to appear in his own ads. Rather, he (and his proxies) must attack the recall process only, and not any particular candidate, lest (t)he(y) be quickly dragged down into the mud with all 135.

The unions, as Bob points out, have already made the turn towards Gray/Bustamante. However, I think it's worth noting that the actual union members are (according to our inside-CA-union source) heavily leaning towards - even, if you will believe it, registering in droves for the first time simply to vote for - Arnold. Hmm.

If there's any more fortuitous sign of an impending liberal renaissance than the Bush II Administration's second admitted mistake with the Iraq War, then I don't know what it is. I do know that John Kerry finally declaring does not count, however.