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>>>I don't recall President Reagan refusing to support anyone.

Please. You've gotta listen up. I didn't say anyone, I said Reagan's 11th commandment didn't apply to Democrat's and liberals. RINO wasn't a term which existed in Reagan's day. RINO is a contemproary term that exists today.

>>>The MOST important thing is that Bustamante and Davis be defeated, and that the Republican party unite around someone. I don't care who...maybe Uberhoff as a compromise.

I agree with you. Got to keep Bustamonte and Davis out! But you don't defeat a liberal with another liberal, because he has an R next to his name. Pragmatism can be a positive political and governing tool, if its used properly. Voting for someone who supports the GOP platform 10% of the time, just doesn't measure up to someone who supports the GOP platform 99% of the time. Huge difference.

>>>If McClintock can come up with a winning strategy to do this, that's fine by me. So far all I have seen him do is criticize Arnold and his "country-club" supporters. He isn't making much of an effort to get people into his camp, if you ask me.

McClintock has a winning political agenda. It incorporates a plan that covers all the major issues of concern to Californian's. I've posted it five times on FR in the last three days and will do so again, if you like. However, McClintock doesn't have the luxury of Arnold's abilty to raise money. after all, Arnold is a living example of an American cult pop icon. McClintock's strategy is simple. 48% of Californian's voted for him in 2002, if he can get a few more percentage points, he could win. Everyone says that McClintock is hampering Arnold's campaign and that may be true. But conversely, Arnold is hampering McClintock's campaign too. I am convinced that Boy Davis is out and Bustamonte probably won't get the votes needed to win. This is between McClintock and Schwarznegger. Some folks on this thread have made fun of my election theory. So be it.

You know, I think Reagan did support a few RINO's in his day. As far as I know, the Senate has never been comprised of 100% pure conservative Republican senators. And I am dead certain that not every Republican governor during the Reagan era was a conservative. I don't recall President Reagan refusing to support anyone.</>
In the statement above, it should be obvious that I don't recall Reagan refusing to support any Republican governors or Senators, ammny of who were pretty liberal.

As I said, I think that it will take crossover voters and moderates along with some conservatives to win this race. If McClintock can cobble together a coalition, fine by me. Insulting Arnold's supporters is not a good strategy, because if McClintock can't get those voters, he for darn sure isn't going to get crossover voters and other moderates.