[AuH2ORepublican]

“The last Republican elected to the US Senate from CA was “PRO-ABORTION” Pete Wilson in ‘82 and again in ‘88.”

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True, but Wilson was Jesse Helms compared to Tom Campbell. And, BTW, Campbell got trounced by Feinstein the last time he decided to run for the Senate, and that was *before* Campbell came out in favor of same-sex marriage and supported raising taxes in California.

So, yes, liberal Republicans usually lose because they can’t bring out conservative or moderate voters. Pete Wilson was a moderate Republican, to the left of Fiorina, but certainly no Campbell.

Carly Fiorina is a moderate-to-conservative Republican, the type that would likely run best in California. Mind you, I’m not saying that a 100% conservative can’t win in the state, only that it is easier for a moderate-to-conservative Republican to win.

While I would have been willing to roll the dice with a 100% conservative such as Tom McClintock or Darryl Issa, they chose not to run, and the only 100% conservative, Chuck DeVore, does not appear to have a chance of winning the primary. So I’m backing the 75% conservative, Carly Fiorina.

[onyx]

Yes, I remember Pete Wilson well. In fact, his first campaign for Assemblyman in the 37 District was the first campaign I ever worked in.