At least in California he's a bit to the right of many democrats. He's a lot more to the center than many of the more rabid Repugs though, so he can pull down a lot of votes, particularly because his moderate drive gives him the ability to work with democrats, and people appreciate that.
I'm about as democratic as you can get. In Washington I can't remember the last time I voted for a Republican -- Eikenberry, I think, when he was running for AG (but I was an Assistant AG at the time, and Eikenberry was scrupulously nonpartisan in that position.) I was happy to vote for Arnold in CA even though he was not as good on LGBT issues as we had hoped, because I thought he'd simply be more effective overall than Phil Angelides ever could be.
The sad point is that the "communications director" muddied the waters even more with his hyperboles.
One can identify as a Republican in practice without swearing loyalty to the corrupted GOP.
It's just that many find it hard to separate their political beliefs from the illicit practices of their party.
I see this statement as AHHHNOLD at least trying to do so.
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