Your memory is defective to the point of being culpable.
You apparently don't remember a conservative candidate for statewide office who was outspent by his opponent by over 5:1, who got only $300,000 from the RINO CAGOP (which was hell-bent on seeing him lose), and who lost by only 5,000 votes in an election depressed by a deliberately sabotaged GOTV effort (directed at Bill Simon). Had that candidate received decent party support, he'd have won.
That was Tom McClintock. When the voters get a decent conservative alternative, they show up. The real problem is the RINOs in charge of the CAGOP.
what state office did mcclintock win
Educating and educating and RE-EDUCATING these wistful vista moderates is a tiring task, isn't it? Kinda reminds me of pullin weeds!!!