More fables do your arguments no service.
Candidate Party Votes Percent
* Tom McClintock Republican 226,225 61.0%
Paul Joseph Graber Democratic 144,800 39.0%
"6. If the choice were between Cruz Bustamante, the Democrat and Tom McClintock, the Republican, who would you be more likely to vote for: Cruz Bustamante or Tom McClintock?"
September 25-27
Registered Voters
McClintock 49%
Bustamante 42%
Probable Voters
McClintock 56%
Bustamante 37%
McClintock now enjoys a higher favorability rating in California than does Arnold.
Nope - the overwhelming majority of Conservatives are not fanatics.
Is THAT why Dick Riordan lost to Bill Simon by fourteen points? Who knew? The ONLY reason we are even having this discussion is that 1.6 million Republicans stayed home in 1992, after the backstabbing Simon got from his own Party leadership. Even with that, he lost by only 325,000 votes.
You see, the only fanatics in the CRP are the RINOs who would rather lose to a Democrat than support a duly nominated conservative candidate.
I appreciate your honesty - does this mean you would have followed your preference and voted FOR Davis ?
I voted for McClintock and against the recall.
I have to disagree regarding his being "wounded" - conversely, I think he would ahve been embolded as there would have been NO chance of a second recall being mounted.
He would not have got his tax increase past the Republicans the way Arnold got his borrowing, AND NOW THREATENS THE TAX INCREASES ANYWAY.
"6. If the choice were between Cruz Bustamante, the Democrat and Tom McClintock, the Republican, who would you be more likely to vote for: Cruz Bustamante or Tom McClintock?"
Only problem is that this was not the choice the voters had - Did anyone ever really expect the front-runner to drop out of the race to give the third place a chance ?
"...AND NOW THREATENS THE TAX INCREASES ANYWAY."
Of Course ! Do you seriously expect me to believe that you thought the bond issue was the long-term solution to the budget problems ?
Is THAT why Dick Riordan lost to Bill Simon by fourteen points? Who knew? The ONLY reason we are even having this discussion is that 1.6 million Republicans stayed home in 1992 2002, after the backstabbing Simon got from his own Party leadership. Even with that, he lost by only 325,000 votes.