[milan]

I have said this once and I will say it again: I wish McClintock could win. But he can't. If everyone sticks by their principles, fine. Enjoy Bustamante.

[zbigreddogz]

I'm gonna stick with my principles. My principles say that I would rather have a team player who I agree with most of the time then either a dellusional egomaniac who is out for himself or a racist taxraiser.

My principles say Arnold.

[TomasUSMC]

Some people only hear what the polls tell them to listen too. They are lemmings, sheeple.
Our country was founded by men who laughed at the polls, they scorned the cowardly who only followed the prevailing majority - feel - safe opinion. When they stood their ground in Lexington and Concord, they stood against the opinion polls that said they had no chance going up against the most powerfull military in the world with only a bunch of farmers. And yet when the battle was joined, the Frontrunner, the english lobsterbacks, went scampering and crying back to boston, having been bled all the way by the True Courage of Freedom.
It is shamefull that today this country has so many gutless spineless supposed patriots. They don't want elections, they want coronations. They don't dare risk anything unless they are assured that they are with the front runner.
Well, England was a frontrunner in 1776, the colonies could not win. Yet it was England that got crushed and had to surrender and stack their arms at the feet of a People who came from the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
May Englands fate await those who stand for nothing except what they are told to by their masters.

[capitan_refugio]

If every conservative who said, "I wish McClintock could win, but he can't," actually voted for Tom, he would win with a >40% plurality.

Why do I say this? Recent polling data suggests that Schwarzenegger is "winning" the conservative vote by a 5:3 ratio. If all conservatives (Republicans, Libertarians, etc), the natural constituency of McClintock, stayed with him, rather than polling at 15% he would be closer to 40%. Afterall, he got 49.5% of the vote last November - better than any Republican in the statewide election. But far too many conservatives lack the political backbone to stay the course and are willing to settle for their second choice.

[BradyLS]

I have said this once and I will say it again: I wish McClintock could win. But he can't. If everyone sticks by their principles, fine. Enjoy Bustamante.

If everyone stuck by their pricnciples, would California be in this predicament?

[sruleoflaw]

What's the difference between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nelson Rockefeller, Jerry Ford and Arlen Specter? THEY ARE ALL RINOS WHO HAVE DONE MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD.

When the people of California have suffered enough, they'll wise up. Arnold won't do one stinking good for this state.
The little Pete Wilson clone will do just like his master: 1) Raise taxes 2) Seek to destroy conservatism in California 3) And seek to remove the pro-life plank in the GOP platform. IF YOUR BOY GETS IN, HE JUST WON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WAR. When the leftist goes to raise taxes, I promise you this: WAR RESUMES. Hope you get it.