“my question to DeVore is....”If you are so good, why such a small amount of support?”
Because California Rs are RINOs, and those that aren’t are the cowardly type who would pick the “lesser of two evils” and would vote for a Romney or a McCain if they were ahead of a real conservative in the polls. You can’t rebuild a conservative base in California if all people do is focus on the short term.
Palin should have endorsed DeVore, and even if he lost to Babs, conservatives would be better positioned for the future because he would have had a platform to articulate a message that Californians don’t hear. He also could have strengthened conservative structures and groups within the party. What is happening now in CA is exactly how they ended up with Arnold instead of someone like McClintock.
I’d vote third party before I’d vote for Fiorina.
I see the “Ahnold” vote all over again. This is how California missed out on a great governor (McClintock) Backing someone because they think that they can win vs. they think he’s the right person for the job. The GOP will back Fiorina with their usual tepid support and on the wildly outside chance that she wins, they’ll get a reliably leftist voting squishy republican loser.
I wish I were in a position to vote for Chuck...
hear, hear! i think Tom McClintock is living proof that you can have the most excellent candidate in California, and still not enough support... wish we had more Tom McClintocks, and Republicans who were brave enough to vote for such candidates...
Actually, Palin could have sat this one out, and then endorsed whoever won the republican primary.
Have you ever heard DeVore speak?
Yeah, he's right on the issues.
However, he's going NOWHERE. He's not electable, not because of his political positions, but because of who he is.
Firorina is a good enough (c)onservative with the money and "star power" to win.
Can you name political position of hers that you disagree with?
“Palin should have endorsed DeVore, and even if he lost to Babs, conservatives would be better positioned for the future because he would have had a platform to articulate a message that Californians don’t hear.”
That makes no sense at all, Your advocating six more years of Barbra Boxer is OK as long as DeVore gets to hawk his message.