First of all, this estimate assumes that no Democrats will vote for a candidate who has promised not to raise their taxes. They're property owners, employees, employers, and other kinds of tax payers as well as we Republicans are. McClintock is the only one who has been clear on both the immigration issue (including Proposition 187 that passed so popularly, and therefore must have been voted for by Democrats) and the racial anonymity act. It seems that he could actually win over Democrats if the Republican party could get behind him and sell his ideas on a bipartisan basis. It can and should be done. In a month from now, we can reassess the situation and decide what's best -- on our own.
Excellent point.
If McClintock doesn't have a chance, it's because Republicans refuse to get behind a conservative candidate. Arnold has likeability, but just because he was the Terminator in a movie doesn't mean he's going to do the same in real life.
McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform.
Right on. Let's have the pro and cons discussed. Arnold and Bustamante are talking nonsense, McClintock is a 'consevative', and that's what Rush says is needed.
If in 4 weeks McC can't break through to the mush heads, then he may give it up. I hope he doesn't. If Bustamante wins because of Arnold, California next time around will go Republican in a landslide. IMO, Californians want Davis and the Democrats to change radically or leave, and neither Davis or Bustamante are doing either, and Arnold is doing a good imitation of both, ie a run of the mill 'tax' Democrat.