TEN MORE DAYS, then recall mercifully comes to a vote. Here are some items to consider over the weekend, while the candidates hopscotch California. As Linda Richman would say, “talk amongst yourselves.” (1) Jumping on the Bandwagon, or Life in the Slow Lane? State senator Tom McClintock won’t quit the race, despite pressure from the upper echelons of California Republicans to rally behind a consensus candidate (you know who). “I don’t know what it is that people find so astonishing about a politician who actually keeps his promises,” McClintock told reporters yesterday. “I promised at the beginning of this campaign that I would see it through to the finish line, and I keep my promises.”

That forces Arnold Schwarzenegger and company to resort to Plan B: Pick up endorsements from big-name California Republicans, create an aura of momentum, and hope that siphons support from his conservative rival. Yesterday, Arnold received the backing of former recall candidate Bill Simon and the state’s GOP county chairmen. Today may bring an endorsement from recall organizer Darrell Issa–next week, maybe a thumbs-up from another recall alum, Peter Ueberroth.