[A CA Guy]

I am a conservative and would be right of Reagan in my views.
I also was blessed with logic and good common sense.

You can't always get everything you want "To quote the Stones" so you have to achieve your goals in STEPS!

McC and Simon are unelectable in this race at this time, so logic tells me that even though Arnold isn't everything I've ever hoped and dreamed of, he is by for the best choice between Cruz Bustamonte and Arnold.

Some claim an issue with their high principles involving this race. This is a problem and not a virtue when it in effect gets Democrats/liberals elected.

There is no common sense or logic in empowering Democrats. By only backing the perfect philosophical candidate, conservatives are throwing away their vote to the benefit of Democrats.
In this case it is KNOWN that McC and Simon are unelectable unless there is a miracle and the rest of the field drops dead before election day.

Arnold might be conservative lite, but he is a member of the team and it is moronic to stay on a legless horse in a race and to also try and sabotage the only winnable horse on the same team.

Some applications of principles can be totally stupid!

STEPS, our goals in this state can ONLY be achieved in STEPS.
There is a voting advantage favoring the Democrats and they vote in numbers because many have their employment attached to some form of government. The only way to win California back is to gather a bunch of smaller victories into eventual bigger ones. Conservatives are not in a position to make large strides all at once here in CA.

This is heavily tilted enemy territory that has to be reclaimed back for conservatives little STEPS at a time.

Califonians need to quit shooting themselves in the foot over their valued principles. That is foolish and self defeating.

[TBP]

The problem is that his own words show that Arnold isn;t a conservative of any kind. Every indication is that the steps he will take are in the wrong direction. Why support that?