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Tick, tock, tick, tock....that is the sound of the clock ticking down the time until Tom and Peter follow Issa and Simon's lead. They will do it for the same reason as Issa and Simon. In the meantime, Tom serves a useful purpose in the present campaign, and for his, no doubt, future political ambitions. I'm sure many here at FR will be more than happy to support him then. Heck, if he were the front runner among the conservative Republican candidates, we would be supporting him now.

"Tom serves a useful purpose in the present campaign, and for his, no doubt, future political ambitions."

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I don't think so. I think every day Tom stays in, he is hurting his political future and he will insist on staying in, until the end and Arnold loses to Bustamante by about the margin of the votes Tom gets, the Republican party will not be very forgiving, and rightly so.

Issa did the most noble and the SMARTEST thing, when he decided to not even put his name on the ballot, even though he put his own, personal money into the recall.

It's not too late for Tom & Peter to withdraw, but the clock is ticking loudly.

Oops, I meant to post this on this thread, not the other:

TheDon: "Arnold has left the door wide open for Tom to join him in putting Cali aright again. "

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Exactly.

As I quoted from another article in another thread:

"Top Schwarzenegger aides said they are impressed with McClintock's ideas on rolling back the tripling of the car tax, instantly renegotiating the state's long-term energy contracts, reforming the workman's compensation system, and eliminating all duplicative state spending."

And added:

I think what would be best for CA AND McClintock is if he withdrew, supported Arnold, and accepted a position in Arnold's administration, or worked with Arnold from the CA Legilature,where he is now, then in 2008 Tom could run as a very credible candidate with broader support, as one, who was instrumental in turning CA around.

Conversely, if McClintock insists on staying in to the bitter end, and if Arnold loses, by about the margin, which went to McClintock, I doubt the Republican Party will be very forgiving.

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