The following makes me wonder what it is about McClintock that keeps Conservatives and Republicans from supporting him. Apparently they know something.....
Currently, Bustamante is the favorite among Democratic voters (49%); Republicans prefer Schwarzenegger (47%) to McClintock (24%); and independents are more evenly divided between Bustamante with 24 percent and Schwarzenegger with 21 percent, while 12 percent support McClintock. Nearly half of Latinos support Bustamante (49%). Among white voters 28 percent would vote for Schwarzenegger and 25 percent for Bustamante; 15 percent support McClintock. Bustamante’s support is highest among liberals (50%), Schwarzenegger’s is highest among conservatives (42%), and moderates are divided between Bustamante (24%) and Schwarzenegger (25%). Although McClintock gets his highest support from conservatives, they favor Schwarzenegger even more (29% to 42%).
What I don't understand is that if McClintock is so strong among conservatives why is it they don't support him above the 29% level? He's been in the CA political scene for most or all of his adult life. So he must be well known within the Party and especially among it's so called conservatives. Yet he draws less than 30% support. That says something about him...... Just what it says I'm not sure other than he can't win with that kind of base support....
He draws 24% from the Republican Party. Not good for someone with his years of service.... Again what do the CA Republican Party members know that keeps them for supporting him in much higher numbers?
It's because even though in their views they identify with McClintock, they've been fooled into listening to people like you. "ARNOLD CAN WIN."
Well, he won't. The other shoe is about to drop on muscle-head.
Alternatively, how is 'conservative' defined here? I assume it's 'self-identified' conservatives. Another possibility is that many who identify themselves as conservatives aren't.