That will be a plus for Fred, not a minus. I live in Orange County. Bren and Argyros are not conservatives, but are New Majority types despised by Orange County conservatives for the silk-sock country club Big Tent GOP party-above-principle RINOs they are. So of course they like McCain.
Also, many conservatives say they’re not sure where Thompson stands on the issues. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who is still uncommitted, said he’s still casting about for a candidate who can speak to the issues most important to him, such as illegal immigration, China, trade and globalization. And, Rohrabacher said, even after some private time with Thompson, he wasn’t convinced he was the guy. Rohrabacher was so unimpressed, he skipped the Lincoln Club event.