Mandate schmandate.
We’ve been over this a hundred billion times. When Republicans don’t vote for the nominee, the Democrat wins.
Obama didn’t have a mandate. This didn’t stop him from shoving socialized medicine down our throats despite 70-80% public opposition to it.
You seek to win elections, not send messages. Their are no “moral victories”. You either keep Gerry Brown from further destroying California or you welcome him in to do so.
The ONLY reason I have heard worth a damn for letting Brown win as governor in 2010 was when Dought One said he wanted Brown to be governor when California financially crashes and burns. At least there is sound logic behind the suggestion.
Not me, I will vote against Brown and not give him the opportunity to wreak havoc on my state a 2nd time.
I am wise to the MSM. They will blame the Republican whether he is governor or not when things fall apart. they will just blame Arnold.
When conservatives vote for RINOs the Demrat Party wins. Continuing to vote for RINOs only emboldens the Demrat coopted GOP to give us more of the same.
In any case, we’re already seeing that in races where conservative voters rejected the GOP machine candidate, in favor of the Tea Party candidate, the Tea Party candidate can win.
Your argument that any GOP candidate is better than a demrat is specious at best and disengenuous at worst.