For the MILLIONTH time:
Look what happened when Republicans nominated conservatives: they were beaten handily by Gray Davis, and we ended up with Gray Davis as governor, precisely because ONLY Republicans voted for them, who are only 34% of the voters.
Ignoring reality doesn't win elections.
The only way a Republican can get elected in CA, is by appealing to the center and even center left.
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CALIFORNIA VOTER AND PARTY PROFILES
http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/JTF_VoterProfilesJTF.pdf
"The Democratic Party currently has an advantage of 1.4 million voters over the Republican Party (7.1 million to 5.7 million) or 9 percentage points (43% to 34%), according to the Secretary of State.
Among those most likely to vote in this year’s elections, Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 7-point margin (44% to 37%), while 15 percent of likely voters are registered as independents.
... the fact that independents are more likely to lean toward Democrats than Republicans (42% to 28%) tends to work to the disadvantage of the GOP in statewide elections."
Look at what Schwartzenegger has done about taxation and spending. Independents are on the side of Republicans on that point. But it helps to have a spine.
Uh huh. Tell me, F.O.: What percentage of California voters chose Republican Bill Simon over Davis?
Don't chicken out.
""For the MILLIONTH time:
Look what happened when Republicans nominated conservatives: they were beaten handily by Gray Davis, and we ended up with Gray Davis as governor, precisely because ONLY Republicans voted for them, who are only 34% of the voters.
Ignoring reality doesn't win elections.
The only way a Republican can get elected in CA, is by appealing to the center and even center left.""
I am getting sick of blind conservatives who think conservatism wins everytime...it doesnt..Arnold is the best youre gonna get in CA....and guess what CA was never a conservative state. Gov Reagan was a fluke.
I agree with you -- but you're wasting your breath. Many conservatives would rather lose elections continually by voting for righteous-but-will-never-win candidates than face the reality that the tent needs to be bigger.