[TankerKC]

ME: I heard him say it. He said that if he is up one week out, Arnold should drop out and if Arnold is up one week out, he'll drop out.

You: In no way, shape or form was that ever suggested, insinuated or implied during that interview.

The record:

."My support would go to Arnold if it looks like Arnold's the only hope of stopping Cruz Bustamante, and I think Arnold's support would come to me if our momentum continues and they realize they can actually have their first choice and he can win."

He also said some conflicting things. I'm confused.

[hole_n_one]

He (McClintock) prefaced the comment you cited with There'd be no need to pull out in that case.

When he used the term my support and Arnold's support, the support was the voters that backed them and not anything that either candidate would say or do.

I agree that without the entire context, the statement is open to various interpretaions.

The bottom line being that McClintock's current position is that regardless of what the situation is at any given time, he is not dropping out and is going to leave it up to his supporters to contemplate any change in support without any prompting from McClintock himself.