Bill Simon IS my guy. That being said ... I hope that he doesn't alienate to many voters on his pro-life stance. There are other important issues that need to be addresses ie. 2nd amendment and immigration that can be emphazised without losing the left leaning (pro-choice) voter. The most MAJOR issue by far IMHO is getting the Demorats out of Calif politics. The abortion issue ,as important as it is, may need to hold off until we are in a better position politically. We can't do ANYTHING about pro-life as long as we as a party are not in a position of influence in California's body politic. I'm sorry, and I don't like it but that's the reality.
Did you know that in 1998 -- the worst year ever for Republicans in California, that Lungren the loser GAINED votes because of his prolife stance?
That is according to the LA TIMES Exit Poll the next morning.
The simple fact is that of the people who vote based upon a candidate's abortion stance, more are prolife than pro abortion. In Lungren's case it was 13% of the voters who voted because of abortion picked him over 12% for Davis.
Also note that many prolifers stay home until they see someone they can really get excited about. Turnout affects elections more than people really appreciate.