[Cathryn Crawford]

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.

[risk]

McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform.

For that matter, I think Schwartzeneger's platform is improving in clarity. I just think that Republicans who aren't following Duf Sundheim's lead and sticking with the party line that we have several (now two?) good Republican candidates are just hurting our chances of winning. No matter which candidate does better in the long run -- the one with star power, or the one with the conservative identity -- we won't get there by dragging one or the other through the dirt.

I like McClintock. Some like Schwartzenegger. They're both great candidates. People who attack either one based on the electability issue (i.e. from one side or the other) are just splitting the party and leaving both candidates in a lurch with Democrats. Both candidates need to sell themselves to the Democrats, remember that.

[Zevonismymuse]

McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform.

A platform which will recieve zero Democratic support. Even if he could get elected, which he can't, he could not get a single thing through the legislature.

[danmar]

McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform.

Well, his platform is nice and dandy and honestly I like it my self if you ask me.
Now, if my memory serves me right, the Democrats (not all mind you), have principles as well, but, they have one thing in common that we Republicans fail to understand time and time again;...the "Winning" factor.

They (the Democrats) will gang together, Liberals, Blue Dogs, Reagan Dems etc., swallow their pride hold their noses and...voila, they control the Legislature up and down to the lowest level, while the Republicans are holding their collective principled bags.

If Mr. McClintock is dicking around under the loosing principled mantra, we not only going to end up with that Mexican racist Bustamante but he definitely will put a giant and final nail in his political career for being the one who denied the Republicans a foothold in the California's Governor's Seat (the easiest in a century), a springboard for possible GOP gains in the 2004 and beyond elections.

P.S.

NOTE

This election will be decided in SoCal, not in California at large!

[ought-six]

"McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform."

I agree, but his problem is he's not getting the requisite exposure. The mainstream media still treats him like a footnote, and talk radio and FR alone will not do the trick for him. He needs wide exposure to get his message out there so all who are interested in the future of the state will have a real choice to make come October 7. His message is a good one, but the post office is on holiday (at least in his case).

[Hue68]

McClintock has a real platform, a well enumerated platform.

But he is BORING!! I don't like him. I want Arnold. I will vote only for Arnold!!