is from a GOP standpoint.  He is like the GOP was 40 years ago.  A progressive he is not.  He has been so bad on election reform that he shouldn't go any further than where he is now.  He won a recall of Gray Davis saying he would clean up politics, then outraised Davis in money and refused when good government groups tried to get him to support public funding of campaigns. He has been smart enough to give in to most of the overarching goals of the Democrats (some of whom are corrupt in themselves) which makes him look progressive.