California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger lost his props in the polls this weekend in a sign that he may not be back come the next governor's election in California. He called the four propositions crucial to changing the politics in California. Obviously, they didn't work. This is an excerpt from Washington Post:

The election pitted the once-dominant Republican governor against two of California's powerhouse political forces _ public employee unions and Democrats who control the Legislature.

The unions spent millions of dollars to beat Schwarzenegger's propositions to limit the use of their member dues for political purposes, cap state spending, redraw legislative districts and restrict public school teacher tenure.

It was a sobering evening for a man once considered among the most popular politicians in America. The contest represented the biggest test yet of a faltering Schwarzenegger's leadership.

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Voters overwhelmingly defeated Proposition 76, the governor's centerpiece proposal to slow the growth of state spending. Proposition 77, which would have redrawn legislative and congressional districts, was knocked down by a similar margin.

Failing by slimmer spreads were Proposition 74, a plan to make teachers work longer to achieve tenure, and Proposition 73, which would have restricted political spending by public employee unions.

It's interesting to note a couple of years ago there was talk of amending the constitution for possibility of electing Arnie for president. He'd done everything right too. He'd married a Kennedy, mastered the media... hell, even the mormons liked him. But he crossed the teachers in California. He also crossed the legislature and tried to strip them of one of their key powers: redistricting abilities. Bad Arnie... he work on making a new Conan movie.

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