You assert California is a conservative state just yearning for a real conservative to vote for. As evidence of this you point at some ballot initiatives that you say are entirely conservative But not the votes, you simply don't vote for "antiGay" ballot initiatives and sneak that by people with the media against it-word to the wise, doesn't happen!
I'm insulted that you are back to your ad hominems after all I said-talk about neglecting, that is EXACTLY what you did.
I got a better question for you, do you honestly expect me to believe that the same conservatives, whether we agree they are the majority or not, will be turning out to vote for AS? I've at least established to you that they are sizeable, whether the "triangulation minions" on here choose to post but don't have the b@lls to address me directly or not. Get real. The good people in the "flyover counties" won't vote, like usual, for a pro-gay, pro abortion, possibly tax and spend Kennedy Republican. Now, try to follow this and think real hard this time; if they vote, but not for the RINO, but yes in #1-if their numbers don't outweigh AS, he wins.
What is all the whining about? Think it through, they aren't voting for him anyways, but its nice to cancel out all the no on recall, yes on racist vote. If you're guy really is the great GOP hope, (with negativity numbers he already has, and the CA papers today splashing that his Dad was a stormtrooper its only gonna get worse)he wins a close one.
Well, of course you are right. If conservatives do not turn out to vote, there is no chance of defeating a Democrat. But how is that relevant? How many liberals in California are staying home because Gray Davis or Bustamunte are not liberal enough?
The issue is the question: Is California a liberal state? The evidence leans strongly in that direction. Given that it is, why would one expect a conservative to win?
It's not a matter of policy or triangulation or even philosophy. It's a matter of numbers. California liberals and moderates in total outnumber conservatives. Period.
You can't have what you want. No one likes to be told that, but because one does not like it does not mean it cannot be true. You can't have what you want. The best you can do is get something less disliked than alternatives. That is the way it is. That is generally the way it always is. The best you can do in California is someone who is not conservative, but is less liberal than the alternative.
Staying home is equivalent to awarding the Democrats a victory. Always.
Mathematics does not care if you punch a chad vigorously with enthusiasm or punch it reluctantly with no joy. There is nothing new under the sun here. Folks can make themselves feel good or take a selfless position that is for the greater good.