The donors the governor needs are in the business community. For them, the re-election announcement is an investment and a guarantee an insurance of some sort that he is going to stay around and work for them.

There are surprises that occur, and it would depend on how the case is presented before the court,

If it [constitutional amendment] passes, yeah, it will go into court in two seconds,

I think he needs to do it for two good reasons. It will invigorate the Republican base, which he sorely needs to do if he has any chance to win the special election. And it sends a positive message to the donor community that he's not going to cut and run.

There are two things I would not want to engage Arnold Schwarzenegger in: arm wrestling and a TV appearance. Wherever he goes, the circus comes to town.

My kids are grown and gone, but I remember just how violent even cartoons were. In fact, we even pulled the television out of the house for awhile. I saw the effect.