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So what I am saying here is academic in nature. I don't know how you could read that last post to you from me, yet still justify a McClintock vote if his numbers don't rise.

Because I can't justify a vote for Arnold now that he has said that he supports the legalization of Illegals. It's that simple.
The reason we're facing the threat of Bustamante is because of GOP cowardice on Illegals for the past decade. I'm not going to reward those very cowards with a vote for their boy Arnold. I'm not gong to play into any electoral Stockholm Syndrome.
I want Illegals to be front and center in the 2004 campaign, and that's not going to happen if we vote for yet another candidate who wants to pretend they aren't a problem.

I too would rather they be front and center with our president in 2004, but if Bustamante wins they won't be front and center with Bush. They will be front and center in a 2004 Bustamante California. They will be front and center in his efforts in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and the first few weeks of 2007. IF he's still around then, they may be front and center for all of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and the first few weeks of 2011.

If Bustamante gets our budget under control, he will be re-elected. It's hard to unseat a sitting governor.

I'm not sure if he can run in 2010. If so that front and center could last for a very long time, until the first month of 2015.

No problem. We'll have sent that message back in 2003.