Who do you think will be more likely to sign legislation restrictive of abortion, Arnold or McClintock. Who do you think will do more to articulate the values that are opposed to abortion. By those standards, if you take them at their face value, McClintock could indeed influence the debate positively. It is the heart that must change before any good may come from it.
Roe v. Wade is federal, not state. Your hypocrisy is showing.