[olliemb]

But if Schwarzenneger wins, the principled conservtives have a foot in the door and with time and patience (like raising a child--many years of work to hopefully produce a productive adult) the republican party may take a stronger hold.

In Texas, the democrats had a stronghold. GHWB was one of the republicans who was instrumental in getting the republican party into Texas. Took a lot of roller coaster rides during those years as Texas was quite democrat and took some losses (GWB lost to a democrat when he ran for congress) but with each republican win, our message was out there better and clearer. When GWB beat the democrat incumbent governor Ann Richards, the republican party became stronger. Since then the republicans have been winning and now Texas is a republican state.

[Cacophonous]

If Schwarzenegger continues to ignore the principled (McClintock) conservatives, there will be no foot in the door, especially as he is ideologically opposed to them to begin with.

And I think Texans are just plain smarter than Californians.

[BibChr]

I think his point is worth considering, and very important -- and encouraging!

Dan