[churchillbuff]

Perhaps you forgot the most recent election where the conservative, Bill Simon, was beaten by the unpopular liberal, Gray Davis.

Perhaps you forgot recent elections when liberal, pro abortion Republicans -- Tom Campbell, Matt Fong and John Seymour -- got creamed by Democrats in statewide elections. This idea that it's social conservatism that has led to GOP defeats doesn't explain the defeats of socially liberal Republicans.

[af_vet_1981]

Who was the last Republican Governor of California (elected twice) and who is he supporting ?

[speekinout]

You really need to rethink your insistence on an anti-abortion candidate. Prior to Roe v Wade, abortion was a state matter. The most liberal abortion laws were signed into law by the then CA gov, Ronald Reagan.
Now, abortion is a Fed'l matter, and a gov. can do nothing about it.

Actually, most social issues are being determined by the Fed'l courts these days. That's wrong, but that's another subject. The only thing that matters to a state is the gov's fiscal policy.
And that comes from the candidate, not quotes from unauthorized "spokespersons" or movie scripts.