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Of course they are going to affect the future of our nation, and our party. That's why you in DC and I in Florida are interested.

What I'm seeing right now is a democratic party that is pushing themselves further and further to the left every day - leaving a large pool of moderates. Are we better off to push ourselves farther to the right or are we better off bringing in new voters?

Would it be so awful to have Schwarzenegger elected if it brings hundreds of thousands of Californians to see themselves as Republican? Might that not help elect a more conservative Republican later?

I don't think that bringing in moderates will be the death of true conservatism. What can be the death of true conservatism will be making the party so small that we have no numbers to get anyone ever elected to anything - and that won't help at all.

I have never ever claimed that every single thing about the possibility of As getting elected would be a negative. What I have pointed out unequivically is the huge downside.

But if he is elected, the clouds will not part and the world end (probably ;-).

We will fight on for freedom.

But we will have to then fight even harder, at greater expense of time, energy and finances--because we will have given ground to liberalism. Many will be the voices trumpeting how wonderful Arnold is, and how wonderful it is that liberalism works so wonderfully well, even when it doesn't.

I just happen to think it would be better to take the conservative course that is available to us. I also know the numbers in the electorate, and know that a united conservative movement could win this for the conservative candidate and the principles he holds.

Do I think we're going to attain that unity? At this point it looks very tough. But I believe in miracles--and California could use a few of those.

Respect and regards