[KellyAdmirer]

McClintock can pooh pooh this all he wants for the benefit of the gullible and naive, but all the pros know exactly what is going on. McClintock is smart, though, to bet all his chips on this race, 'cuz it's highly unlikely the party will support him for anything higher than county dogcatcher after this farce.

[FairOpinion]

Here is an article which just nails it. A "must read".

Tom McClintock - The conscience of a conservative?

[BonnieJ]

What is he planning to do then, if he knows he's blowing his chances for the future by his tactics now? He must have some sort of strategy, he is still young and not wealthy enough to retire. Could it be he really believes he can win?

[SauronOfMordor]

McClintock is smart, though, to bet all his chips on this race, 'cuz it's highly unlikely the party will support him for anything higher than county dogcatcher after this farce.

On the contrary, the Party hierarchy would probably prefer that Bustamonte win, than Arnold does. Why? Because if Arnold wins, he becomes the effective head of the California Republican Party owing nothing to the current party insiders

[JoeSchem]

'cuz it's highly unlikely the party will support him for anything higher than county dogcatcher after this farce.

The hacks in the Republican Party of Calfornia haven't bothered to sue Gray Davis on the grounds that his 2002 election is invalid because of the recent Ninth Circuit Court's ruling on voting machines. That shows that they can't even remember what happened less than a year ago. Their entire focus is on winning the next election. The notion that principleless hacks would carry a grudge to the point of losing their jobs and having to look for real work is ridiculous.