However, we are hoping to increase the ranks of conservatives in the Congress. RINOs have disappointed us on many, many issues, immigration being one that is important to California.
Now take those two statements; consider that you're trying to get a candidate to replace Boxer. Would you vote for Snowe over Obama? How about Fiorina over Boxer? To get a Conservative Senate you need to first start replacing liberals. It takes time to move, and that's what the Left knows and what too many Conservatives forget.
We had the Senate in the 90s, and incrementally the Democrats took it back by electing moderate Democrat Senators. You don't NEED to have all solid Conservatives; what you need is enough to allow the GOP to win the majority. Then you have control over the committees and THAT is where the power resides.
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and - if she's elected, Carly Fiorina - would be important people to gaining control of the Senate, and thus the chairmanships and thus the policies and direction of Government.
If you control the chairs, you may not be able to pass all the legislation you want, but you can darn sure make certain the stuff you don't want never comes up!
This is a primary.