Strong conservative leaders like Herschensohn, Mountjoy, and McClintock cannot win statewide.
I'm getting tired of proving you wrong...
“if” Arnold had stayed out of the 2003 recall election,
McClintock would have won.
If you don't know that then I suggest you look at the last polls taken before the election.
“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?”
Probable Voters
McClintock 56%
Bustamante 37%
http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2003-09-28-recall-poll.htm