It's not a business.
It's not about money.
The Democrats know this, and that is why they win.
Few people know and understand, for example, that the Washington Post is an unprofitable newspaper --- it is supported under the table by liberals' donations, its national circulation is entirely supported by liberals' donations, they do it in order to support the appearance, in the public eye, of "the acceptance of liberal political solutions."
Ironic that the Republicans charge the Democrats with "just throwing money at the issues," when in political campaigning for office, the Republican Party of California and the National Republican Party, are just throwing money at the most expensive "sound bites" which are least remembered.
Without print newspapers in support of conservative issues on a weekly basis, in which to establish a conservative context, in which, in turn, a conservative "sound bite" will land in the public eye and with better understanding by the public because the public has been reading the newspapers and therefore has more background information with which to understand what the Republican is saying ... Republicans face the challenge and costs of much steeper learning curve of the public, on Republican / conservative issues, than do Democrats on Democrat / liberal issues.
The Republican Party, in short, is just throwing away our money on top-dollar campaigning which glimpses are not remembered.
When a lack of foundation and a lack of building foundations, is nearly, overwhelmingly, the Republican Party's problem.
Second to that, is that managment believes that none among them have the creative talent to build foundations, and so they spend a lot of money trying to pay for political advice --- that is, media advice. They spend most of the money, right there.
They refuse to believe that among the ranks of Republicans in this country, there is creative talent with which to convey to the public, good illustrative examples of why Republican beliefs are good and will work and have worked.
Yet, at the same time, they refuse to allow into their management ranks, the very people, Republicans in the trenches, who can demonstrate the talent they have.
Well, now, the Internet pages have begun to "show up" the Republican management, when here and there, Republicans who have creative talent, are putting their talent to work.
I' ve sat there and listened to the most high, blabber on about how "we must hire liberals because they are creative."
Sad stuff.
You might say, the the biggest reason why California goes to the Democrats, is not really as much that Republicans don't believe they have enough money to win, it is more that the Republican management don't believe they have the talent to win.
Well, they don't; yet among the ranks, they, we, do ... if the fat-cat minded Republicans would just get out of the way.
Bruce Herschensohn still could run, and I wish that he would run, right now, as a write-in for Senator.
The Republican Party managment cannot imagine that Bruce can win.
THAT is the problem with the Republican Party management: they cannot imagine, and, they know it!
They just are afraid of losing their powerful spots in the party, to people who do have an imagination.
The Democrats win because they have a machine here in CA that bribes voters with government jobs, and obscene connections to unions and trial lawyers.
They are basically, the MOB!
If you could hand out money in a popularity contest, wouldn't you be the primary beneficiary of power over the person who says work for it buddy?
They appeal to the low end of human nature and enough of them vote and call themselves Democrats.
Shameful really.
And talented Republican potential candidates wouldn't have wanted to run when Boxer was almost assured reelection and the party probably wouldn't lend much enthusiastic support.
Bruce Herschensohn still could run, and I wish that he would run, right now, as a write-in for Senator.
I'm sure he would've been better than Jones this year, but that's not saying much. The GOP is pretty divided, and who knows whether the "moderates" or liberal Republicans would support Herschensohn? After all, he endorsed Tom McClintock last fall, and some people were pretty upset with anyone who either didn't support Schwarzenegger or didn't pressure McClintock to quit. It's just too bad.