Apparently, the first step is to mouth a useless platitude that will have zero practical effect on the problem at hand.
Then, you have to stick to your guns.
Hmm. The second step is to mouth another useless platitude that will have zero practical effect on the problem at hand.
When I hear stuff that sounds like something Dilbert's Pointy-Haired Boss would say before making a really stupid decision...I start worrying.
Finally, you have to accept the results of having "made a decision."
Conservatives in this state have made a long-standing string of decisions, none of them with successful results. They have opted for the "perfect" instead of the "good enough," lost elections, and then watched from the sidelines as the Democrats got their way without even working for it.
If you want more of the same, fine--I don't. Tell me what practical steps we take to get McClintock past the problem of zero name recognition, zero money, zero time to get either, and zero appeal outside of the minority of voters.
Conservatives don't have a Herd-mentality, therefore, they can't be stampeded into accepting decisions other people have made for them!
Conservatives are an extremely small minority in this state, and McClintock has zero appeal (and zero time/money to build any appeal) outside of the conservative community.
Ronald Reagan in 1966 would not have been pure enough for you; you would have refused to support him because he talked to the ritually unclean voter (i.e., the centrist).
Quitters are anathema to conservetives; therefore, they are disliked by the more pliant among us!
Gosh, forgive me for pointing out that McClintock has some difficult tasks...and very little time or resources to accomplish those tasks with.
Hmmm, "two-legs bad, four-legs good," where have I heard that before?
"Fiddle-dee-dee, I'll think about that tomorrow." Where did I hear THAT, Miz Scarlett?