“Fiorina is still an unknown to me.”
She ran HP, so she has executive experience, she is running as a Republican againsts Boxer, she is a woman, I think she has the best chance of beating Boxer. Beating Boxer would send bigger shockwave to the Dems than election of Scott Brown in MA.
My personal opinion is that the focus should be in the CA Republican primary is to vote for the person with the best chance of beating Boxer. Considering the bluest of blue color of CA, I think “voting for the most conservative candidate in the primary” would either nominate a conservative or the weaker R candidate, which would just ensure a win by Boxer — and this actually affects all of the US, because the more Dems in the Senate, the less impact Republicans have.
I, too, want someone who will win the general election. The close poll numbers are tempting. But Democrats took the Massachusetts vote for granted. They won't make that mistake in California.