I dont really think it matters who the governor is if the legislator doesn't want to work. Nothing is gonna get done and everyone is gonna play the blame game.
I think if Jesus was the governor he would have the same problems that Arnold had. I think that good intentions isn't good enough to fix California as Arnold just proved. I believe Arnold was smart enough and knowledgable enough to make shit happen for the state of California, but the legislature didn't like him and his good intentions, so they locked up everything he wanted to do.
Keep in mind this guy was a serious philanthropist and never needed anybody's money. He was not a career politician taking a salary and taking in money from special interest groups. I believe he really wanted do some good. Then he got into office and he really got to see how fucked up things really are. With government, things are always in a constant need of fixing and nothing ever gets completely fixed. Thats what keeps the tax money flowing and the politicians in office.
Arnold probably has seen way more fucked up villain in the game of politics than he had ever imagined or has seen in any of his movies.
Keep in mind this guy got into politics to do good not to make money. Anybody who knows about Arnold, knows that He was rich before he made movies. It was through his property investments everywhere, especially all over Colorado.
In short, he played a role in the game of politics that has no good guys in it and was made to look bad.
