Perhaps.
Really felt good, though.
I can hardly wait for November.
Here's my counterpoint. Take the action to it's logical absurdity. McClintock wins both nominations. In that case the Senator is free to choose, probably the governorship, but the New Majority won't follow. McClintock would be stranded. End of party support (money). End of public career.
On the other hand, if the Senator wins the #2 spot by a wide margin and the Austrian struggles, the spotlight is on both. At that point the MSM can't escape the obvious conclusion. Conservatives are irate because the Republican party foisted a liberal on them.
The CAGOP has then got to choose between retaining control of the CAGOP or electing their European pretender. Whatever they do to support their champion they'll loose. If they force the Austrian to the right, he wins by a small margin but the Wilsonegger gang looses control of the party. If they defend the Austrian, he looses to his opponent by a small margin. They won't do either. They'll take no action except to remember their foolish violation of the 11th Commandment:
Support a liberal and you guarantee victory to the opposition; real liberals who hate registered Republicans regardless of their governing philosophy.