It is not a matter of principle but of pragmatic reality. California is a prize that can be won. Having the backing of power and money is helpful.
To rely on powerless California conservatives is not as helpful as powerful moderates.
She might enlist the support of Meg Whitman also and that makes a very powerful trifecta.
I have a tendency to mix Meg and Carley up as to who is running for what, but know that my desires for more conservative candidates aside, There is no conservative I know with the wherewithal to get elected in California.
I don't mean to be flippant, but I'm not sure that winning this prize would be beneficial. I'd morelike think it equivalent to getting a very bad case of genital Herpes, myself. You may have a personal stake in California, but I don't and many in this country don't either. It is a bloated, socialist, rabid liberal-governed state that operates beyond all reason, all the while expecting the FED to bail them out. Give it back to Mexico as far as I'm concerned.
“California is a prize that can be won”
And according to that idea we “won” by electing Arnold. You better stick to Tennessee politics.