I like Clint, a lot. His open mike forthrightness and even occasional kookiness will make him easy to defeat in King County though.
Most years I would agree, especially in WA. You must see with your own eyes, however, that this is clearly shaping-up to be a tidal wave year for the GOP and thus one of the few years where you can credibly believe a Didier can win in WA, a DeVore in CA (gone now, sadly), a Brady in IL, a Lee in CO, and a Toomey in PA.
Again, most years you and I would be in agreement on this. I think 2010 will yield some unexpected Conservative victories, if we can get them past the establishment picks.