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the potential creation of a moderate California Republican Party

Moderate meaning you take half the (R) platform and half the (D) platform and run with it. Is this good or bad for conservatism in the long run?

"Moderate meaning you take half the (R) platform and half the (D) platform and run with it. Is this good or bad for conservatism in the long run?"

However one might wish to characterize it -- "half a loaf is better than none", e.g. -- it represents a shift to the right. And less power for the left.

And those are both good things.

It certainly is better for California to get a 1/2 D 1/2 R governor instead of another three years of a pure, far left "D". Given that the state seems unwilling to elect a pure conservative a 1/2 way conservative is the best choice.

"... Moderate meaning you take half the (R) platform and half the (D) platform and run with it. Is this good or bad for conservatism in the long run?"

Weren't our friends in all the other states fearful of the belief that whatever is politically in fashion in California now would be the status quo where they lived five years later?

What you had before was California as a factory mass-producing liberal insanities and distributing it to all points East.

We threw a wrench in the works for you last night.

Sir, IMO you have a decision to make. Do you want to continue to go down in flames -- politically -- wrapped in conservative purity...?

Or, do you wish to participate in winning campaigns...where the more moderate -- and electable -- members of our conservative caucus contribute to the incremental success of the long-term agenda.

Strident advocacy of the "Cause" may make you feel good in front of the mirror, as you hike up your pants. But the reality of American Politics precludes excessive movement into the deep waters of the Far Right without a life-ring. Simply not do-able, if you want to make a REAL contribution to functioning conservatism in the dynamics of daily political discourse.

In three weeks McClintock will be ancient history. And it could be argued that he is just another career political mechanic -- albeit, ours -- whose "principle" could have cost us the election. But, in any case, heavy lifting still needs to be done in Sacramento by the electable candidate who WON !!