[calcowgirl]

If anything that shows that you have to tun candidates that reflect the composition of the voters that are likely to vote.

The composition of voters is not static but dependent on the candidate. Meg Whitman types cause volatility in that factor because having two liberals to choose from does not motivate conservatives to vote. When 40% of registered voters stay home, what does that tell you? Conservatives want someone to vote FOR.

[misterrob]

Meg is a seriously rich lady that held some appeal to the country clubbers but for average folks that wasn’t going to get it done.